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Impact of prehospital stroke triage implementation on patients with intracerebral hemorrhage
Background: Little is known about how prehospital triage using large vessel occlusion (LVO) stroke prediction scales affects patients with intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). Objectives: We aimed to investigate whether the Stockholm Stroke Triage System (SSTS) implemented in 2017 has affected timing and...
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Published in: | Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders 2023-01, Vol.16, p.17562864231168278-17562864231168278 |
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Summary: | Background:
Little is known about how prehospital triage using large vessel occlusion (LVO) stroke prediction scales affects patients with intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH).
Objectives:
We aimed to investigate whether the Stockholm Stroke Triage System (SSTS) implemented in 2017 has affected timing and outcomes of acute ICH neurosurgery, and to assess system triage accuracy for ICH with a neurosurgical indication or LVO thrombectomy.
Design:
Observational cohort study.
Methods:
In the Stockholm Region, we compared surgical timing, functional outcome, and death at 3 months in patients transported by code-stroke ground ambulance who had ICH neurosurgery, 2 years before versus 2 years after SSTS implementation. We also calculated triage precision metrics for treatment with either ICH neurosurgery or thrombectomy.
Results:
A total of 36 patients undergoing ICH neurosurgery were included before SSTS implementation and 30 after. No significant difference was found in timing of neurosurgery [median 7.5 (4.9–20.7) versus 9.1 (6.1–12.5) h after onset], distribution of functional outcomes (median 4 versus 4), and death at 3 months [3/29 (9%) versus 5/35 (17%)] before versus after implementation, respectively. The SSTS routed a larger proportion of patients subsequently undergoing ICH neurosurgery directly to the comprehensive stroke center: 13/36 (36%) before versus 18/30 (60%) after implementation. Overall system triage accuracy for ICH neurosurgery or thrombectomy was high at 90%, with 92% specificity and 65% sensitivity.
Conclusion:
The SSTS, initially designed for prehospital LVO stroke triage, routed more patients with neurosurgical indication for ICH directly to the comprehensive stroke center. This did not significantly affect surgical timing or outcomes. |
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ISSN: | 1756-2864 1756-2856 1756-2864 |
DOI: | 10.1177/17562864231168278 |