Time to CT scan for patients with acute severe neurological symptoms: a quality assurance study.

ABSTRACT: Emergent brain computed tomography (CT) scan allows for identification of patients presenting with acute severe neurological symptoms in whom medical and surgical interventions may be lifesaving. The aim of this study was to evaluate if time to CT from arrival at the emergency department exceeded 30 min in patients admitted with acute severe neurological symptoms. This was a retrospective register-based quality assurance study. We identified patients admitted to the emergency department with acute severe neurological symptoms between April 1st, 2016 and September 30th, 2020. Data were retrieved from the registry of acute medical team activations. We considered that time to CT from arrival at the emergency department should not exceed 30 min in more than 10% of patients. A total of 559 pati

SUBMITTER: Pape P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9464221 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature