Detecting Stroke at the Emergency Department by a Point of Care Device: A Multicenter Feasibility Study
Dimitrios Tsiftsis,1 Eleni Alexandra Manioti,1 Georgios Touris,2 Eleftherios Kyriakakis,1 Nikolaos Tsamopoulos,3 Maria Gamvroudi2 1Emergency Department, “Agios Panteleimon” General Hospital, Nikaia, Greece; 2Emergency Department “Konstantopouleio - Patision” General Hospital, Nea Ionia, Greece; 3Dep...
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| description | Dimitrios Tsiftsis,1 Eleni Alexandra Manioti,1 Georgios Touris,2 Eleftherios Kyriakakis,1 Nikolaos Tsamopoulos,3 Maria Gamvroudi2 1Emergency Department, “Agios Panteleimon” General Hospital, Nikaia, Greece; 2Emergency Department “Konstantopouleio - Patision” General Hospital, Nea Ionia, Greece; 3Department of Interventional Radiology, Mediterraneo Hospital, Athens, GreeceCorrespondence: Dimitrios Tsiftsis, Emergency Department, “Agios Panteleimon” General Hospital, Parnasidos 29, Agios Dimitrios, 17341, Greece, Tel +306945491406, Email deltatangogr@yahoo.comPurpose: To evaluate if the Strokefinder MD 100 by Medfield Diagnostics AB can be used as a point of care device in overcrowded Emergency Departments (ED).Patients and Methods: We used the strokefinder MD 100 by Medfield Diagnostics AB in two Greek National Health System (NHS) Hospitals Emergency Departments. Our research protocol was approved by local scientific and ethics committees. We prospectively enrolled 71 adult patients from two NHS emergency departments in whom stroke was included as a differential diagnosis after triage. The feasibility of using the Strokefinder MD 100 by Medfield Diagnostics AB in various emergency department settings was evaluated through a structured questionnaire.Results: The strokefinder MD 100 was used on 71 patients in various settings in the Emergency Department. In every case, the test was completed at the patient bedside without interfering with other ongoing and diagnostic and resuscitation procedures. There was no additional delay to patient care caused by performing the test when compared with current local Emergency Department practice and protocol. In almost 90% of the cases, a clear result was produced by the device.Conclusion: The Strokefinder MD 100 can be safely used as a point of care device by all trained healthcare professionals, in the most overcrowded emergency department, in various ED locations.MeSH terms: Point of Care Systems, Cerebrovascular Stroke, Proof of Concept Study.Keywords: stroke, point of care device, emergency department |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f83bc50c89774f378ea442570ffbc5412024-03-05T17:51:53ZengDove Medical PressMedical Devices: Evidence and Research1179-14702024-03-01Volume 1710711290922Detecting Stroke at the Emergency Department by a Point of Care Device: A Multicenter Feasibility StudyTsiftsis DManioti EATouris GKyriakakis ETsamopoulos NGamvroudi MDimitrios Tsiftsis,1 Eleni Alexandra Manioti,1 Georgios Touris,2 Eleftherios Kyriakakis,1 Nikolaos Tsamopoulos,3 Maria Gamvroudi2 1Emergency Department, “Agios Panteleimon” General Hospital, Nikaia, Greece; 2Emergency Department “Konstantopouleio - Patision” General Hospital, Nea Ionia, Greece; 3Department of Interventional Radiology, Mediterraneo Hospital, Athens, GreeceCorrespondence: Dimitrios Tsiftsis, Emergency Department, “Agios Panteleimon” General Hospital, Parnasidos 29, Agios Dimitrios, 17341, Greece, Tel +306945491406, Email deltatangogr@yahoo.comPurpose: To evaluate if the Strokefinder MD 100 by Medfield Diagnostics AB can be used as a point of care device in overcrowded Emergency Departments (ED).Patients and Methods: We used the strokefinder MD 100 by Medfield Diagnostics AB in two Greek National Health System (NHS) Hospitals Emergency Departments. Our research protocol was approved by local scientific and ethics committees. We prospectively enrolled 71 adult patients from two NHS emergency departments in whom stroke was included as a differential diagnosis after triage. The feasibility of using the Strokefinder MD 100 by Medfield Diagnostics AB in various emergency department settings was evaluated through a structured questionnaire.Results: The strokefinder MD 100 was used on 71 patients in various settings in the Emergency Department. In every case, the test was completed at the patient bedside without interfering with other ongoing and diagnostic and resuscitation procedures. There was no additional delay to patient care caused by performing the test when compared with current local Emergency Department practice and protocol. In almost 90% of the cases, a clear result was produced by the device.Conclusion: The Strokefinder MD 100 can be safely used as a point of care device by all trained healthcare professionals, in the most overcrowded emergency department, in various ED locations.MeSH terms: Point of Care Systems, Cerebrovascular Stroke, Proof of Concept Study.Keywords: stroke, point of care device, emergency departmenthttps://www.dovepress.com/detecting-stroke-at-the-emergency-department-by-a-point-of-care-device-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-MDERstrokepoint of care deviceemergency department |
| spellingShingle | Tsiftsis D Manioti EA Touris G Kyriakakis E Tsamopoulos N Gamvroudi M Detecting Stroke at the Emergency Department by a Point of Care Device: A Multicenter Feasibility Study Medical Devices: Evidence and Research stroke point of care device emergency department |
| title | Detecting Stroke at the Emergency Department by a Point of Care Device: A Multicenter Feasibility Study |
| title_full | Detecting Stroke at the Emergency Department by a Point of Care Device: A Multicenter Feasibility Study |
| title_fullStr | Detecting Stroke at the Emergency Department by a Point of Care Device: A Multicenter Feasibility Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Detecting Stroke at the Emergency Department by a Point of Care Device: A Multicenter Feasibility Study |
| title_short | Detecting Stroke at the Emergency Department by a Point of Care Device: A Multicenter Feasibility Study |
| title_sort | detecting stroke at the emergency department by a point of care device a multicenter feasibility study |
| topic | stroke point of care device emergency department |
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