Improvement of Endovascular Stroke Treatment: A 24-Hour Neuroradiological On-Site Service Is Not Enough
Joint Authors
Nikoubashman, Omid
Schürmann, Kolja
Othman, Ahmed E.
Bach, Jan-Philipp
Wiesmann, Martin
Reich, Arno
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-01-04
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background and Purpose.
With the advent of endovascular stroke treatment (EST) with mechanical thrombectomy, stroke treatment has also become more challenging.
Purpose of this study was to investigate whether a fulltime neuroradiological on-site service and workflow optimization with a structured documentation of the interdisciplinary stroke workflow resulted in improved procedural times.
Material and Methods.
Procedural times of 322 consecutive patients, who received EST (1) before (n=96) and (2) after (n=126) establishing a 24-hour neuroradiological on-site service as well as (3) after implementation of a structured interdisciplinary workflow documentation (“Stroke Check”) (n=100), were analysed.
Results.
A fulltime neuroradiological on-site service resulted in a nonsignificant improvement of procedural times during out-of-hours admissions (p≥0.204).
Working hours and out-of-hours procedural times improved significantly, if additional workflow optimization was realized (p≤0.026).
Conclusions.
A 24-hour interventional on-site service is a major prerequisite to adequately provide modern reperfusion therapies in patients with acute ischemic stroke.
However, simple measures like standardized and focused documentation that affect the entire interdisciplinary pre- and intrahospital stroke rescue chain seem to be important.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Nikoubashman, Omid& Schürmann, Kolja& Othman, Ahmed E.& Bach, Jan-Philipp& Wiesmann, Martin& Reich, Arno. 2018. Improvement of Endovascular Stroke Treatment: A 24-Hour Neuroradiological On-Site Service Is Not Enough. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1129866
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Nikoubashman, Omid…[et al.]. Improvement of Endovascular Stroke Treatment: A 24-Hour Neuroradiological On-Site Service Is Not Enough. BioMed Research International No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1129866
American Medical Association (AMA)
Nikoubashman, Omid& Schürmann, Kolja& Othman, Ahmed E.& Bach, Jan-Philipp& Wiesmann, Martin& Reich, Arno. Improvement of Endovascular Stroke Treatment: A 24-Hour Neuroradiological On-Site Service Is Not Enough. BioMed Research International. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1129866
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1129866