Potential accuracy of prehospital NIHSS‐based triage for selection of candidates for acute endovascular stroke therapy

Potential accuracy of prehospital NIHSS‐based triage for selection of candidates for acute endovascular stroke therapy

Abstract Objective Whether patients with acute stroke and large vessel occlusion (LVO) benefit from prehospital identification and diversion by emergency medical services (EMS) to an endovascular stroke therapy (EST)‐capable center is controversial. We sought to estimate the accuracy of field‐based...

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Main Authors: Jeffrey G. Klingman, Janet G. Alexander, David R. Vinson, Lauren E. Klingman, Mai N. Nguyen‐Huynh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-06-01
Series:Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open
Subjects:
clinical decision rules
emergency medical services
ischemic stroke
stroke scale
thrombectomy
thrombolytic therapy
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/emp2.12441

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