One-Stop Management of Acute Stroke Patients

It is vital to minimize door-to-reperfusion time in Acute Stroke Patients as generally Intrahospital time delays significantly affect the neurological outcome of stroke patients with large-vessel occlusion.

Marios-Nikos Psychogios et al. conducted a retrospective observational study to determine whether a one-stop management can reduce intrahospital times of patients with acute large-vessel occlusion.In the study first 30 consecutive stroke patients were imaged and treated in the same room. The “one-stop” protocol entailed direct transportation to the angiography suite for flat detector head computed tomography (CT) and CT angiography with thrombectomy if indicated As part of protocol, the researchers transported patients with a National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score of ≥10 directly to the angio suite, bypassing multidetector computed tomography (CT). Preinterventional imaging consisted of noncontrast flat detector CT and flat detector CT angiography, acquired with an angiography system. Patients with large-vessel occlusions remained on the angio table and were treated with mechanical thrombectomy; patients with small artery occlusions were treated with intravenous thrombolysis, whereas patients with an intracranial hemorrhage and stroke mimics were treated as per guidelines. Door-to-groin puncture times were recorded and compared with our past results.