Pre-hospital Triage of Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients—Importance of Considering More Than Two Transport Options

Background: Patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) and large vessel occlusion benefit from rapid access to mechanical thrombectomy in addition to intravenous thrombolysis. Prehospital triage algorithms to determine the optimal transport destination for AIS patients with unknown vessel status have...

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Main Authors: Ludwig Schlemm, Eckhard Schlemm, Christian H. Nolte, Matthias Endres
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2019.00437/full