Journal article
Door-in-door-out times for patients with large vessel occlusion ischaemic stroke being transferred for endovascular thrombectomy: A Victorian state-wide study
JZW Wong, HM Dewey, BCV Campbell, PJ Mitchell, M Parsons, T Phan, RV Chandra, H Ma, A Warwick, M Brooks, V Thijs, E Low, T Wijeratne, S Jones, B Clissold, MY Ngun, D Crompton, RK Sriamareswaran, J Rupasinghe, K Smith Show all
BMJ Neurology Open | BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP | Published : 2023
Abstract
Background Time to reperfusion is an important predictor of outcome in ischaemic stroke from large vessel occlusion (LVO). For patients requiring endovascular thrombectomy (EVT), the transfer times from peripheral hospitals in metropolitan and regional Victoria, Australia to comprehensive stroke centres (CSCs) have not been studied. Aims To determine transfer and journey times for patients with LVO stroke being transferred for consideration of EVT. Methods All patients transferred for consideration of EVT to three Victorian CSCs from January 2017 to December 2018 were included. Travel times were obtained from records matched to Ambulance Victoria and the referring centre via Victorian Stroke..
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