Journal article
Melbourne Mobile Stroke Unit and Reperfusion Therapy: Greater Clinical Impact of Thrombectomy Than Thrombolysis
H Zhao, S Coote, D Easton, F Langenberg, M Stephenson, K Smith, S Bernard, DA Cadilhac, J Kim, CF Bladin, L Churilov, DE Crompton, HM Dewey, LM Sanders, T Wijeratne, G Cloud, DM Brooks, H Asadi, V Thijs, RV Chandra Show all
Stroke | Published : 2020
Abstract
Background and Purpose - Mobile stroke units (MSUs) are increasingly used worldwide to provide prehospital triage and treatment. The benefits of MSUs in giving earlier thrombolysis have been well established, but the impacts of MSUs on endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) and effect on disability avoidance are largely unknown. We aimed to determine the clinical impact and disability reduction for reperfusion therapies in the first operational year of the Melbourne MSU. Methods - Treatment time metrics for MSU patients receiving reperfusion therapy were compared with control patients presenting to metropolitan Melbourne stroke units via standard ambulance within MSU operating hours. The primary ou..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The Melbourne Mobile Stroke Unit and associated projects received funding from the Australian Commonwealth Government, Victorian State Government, Royal Melbourne Hospital Neurosciences Foundation, Stroke Foundation, The Florey Institute of Neurosciences and Mental Health, the University of Melbourne, Boehringer Ingelheim, and private donation.