2024
Mobile Stroke Unit Management in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke Eligible for Intravenous Thrombolysis
Mac Grory B, Sun J, Alhanti B, Lusk J, Li F, Adeoye O, Furie K, Hasan D, Messe S, Sheth K, Schwamm L, Smith E, Bhatt D, Fonarow G, Saver J, Xian Y, Grotta J. Mobile Stroke Unit Management in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke Eligible for Intravenous Thrombolysis. JAMA Neurology 2024, 81 PMID: 39466286, DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2024.3659.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmergency medical servicesEmergency medical service managementMobile stroke unitPrehospital managementSymptomatic intracranial hemorrhageHospital dischargeGlobal disabilityIn-hospital mortalityEfficacy end pointUtility-weighted modified Rankin scaleStroke unit managementAcute ischemic strokeIschemic strokePrimary analytic cohortDiagnosis of ischemic strokeIntravenous thrombolysisAmerican Heart AssociationEnd pointsGuidelines-StrokeUW-mRSSecondary efficacy end pointsMain OutcomesMedical servicesStroke unitAmbulation status
2009
Number Needed to Treat to Benefit and to Harm for Intravenous Tissue Plasminogen Activator Therapy in the 3- to 4.5-Hour Window
Saver J, Gornbein J, Grotta J, Liebeskind D, Lutsep H, Schwamm L, Scott P, Starkman S. Number Needed to Treat to Benefit and to Harm for Intravenous Tissue Plasminogen Activator Therapy in the 3- to 4.5-Hour Window. Stroke 2009, 40: 2433-2437. PMID: 19498197, PMCID: PMC2724988, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.108.543561.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTissue plasminogen activatorRankin ScaleIntravenous tissue plasminogen activator therapyIntravenous tissue plasminogen activatorTissue plasminogen activator therapyPlasminogen activatorAcute cerebral ischemiaModified Rankin ScalePlasminogen activator therapyResults of therapyEffect sizeCerebral ischemiaPoststroke disabilityAdditional patientsActivator therapyWorse outcomesGlobal disabilityTreatment decisionsBetter outcomesClinical practicePatientsNNTBLikelihood of helpEffect size estimatesTable analysis