Implementation of a patient selection protocol for intra-arterial therapy increases treatment rates in patients with acute ischemic stroke
Rost N, Smith E, Nogueira R, Fitzpatrick K, Yoo A, Hirsch J, Schwamm L. Implementation of a patient selection protocol for intra-arterial therapy increases treatment rates in patients with acute ischemic stroke. Journal Of NeuroInterventional Surgery 2012, 5: i44. PMID: 22611045, PMCID: PMC3777532, DOI: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2011-010240.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntra-arterial therapyAcute ischemic strokePatient selection protocolLTB patientsIschemic strokeIntravenous tissue plasminogen activatorNIH Stroke Scale scoreTreatment ratesProximal artery occlusionStroke Scale scoreTissue plasminogen activatorProtocol adoptionStroke durationInfarct volumeArtery occlusionMost patientsMultivariable adjustmentIndependent predictorsPatient selectionStroke databasePatientsScale scorePlasminogen activatorStudy periodBrain imaging