Suspected large vessel occlusion: Should emergency medical services transport to the nearest primary stroke center or bypass to a comprehensive stroke center with endovascular capabilities?

Stroke

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 1965-1967

  Southerland, Andrew M ^a   Johnston, Karen C ^a   Molina, Carlos A ^b   Selim, Magdy H ^c   Kamal, Noreen ^d   Goyal, Mayank ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^c BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

debate; emergency medical services; endovascular therapy; large vessel occlusion; stroke

Indexed keywords

TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH STROKE SCALE; NEUROIMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY STROKE CENTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STROKE PATIENT; STROKE UNIT; TELEMEDICINE; THROMBECTOMY; WORKFLOW; COMPLICATION; HOSPITAL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE;

ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURES; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; PATIENT TRANSFER; STROKE;

EID: 84959079455     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: 15244628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.115.011149     Document Type: Article

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