2012
Emergency Medical Service Hospital Prenotification Is Associated With Improved Evaluation and Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke
Lin C, Peterson E, Smith E, Saver J, Liang L, Xian Y, Olson D, Shah B, Hernandez A, Schwamm L, Fonarow G. Emergency Medical Service Hospital Prenotification Is Associated With Improved Evaluation and Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2012, 5: 514-522. PMID: 22787065, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.112.965210.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overBrain IschemiaCommunicationEmergency Medical ServicesEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleFibrinolytic AgentsGuideline AdherenceHealth Services AccessibilityHospitalsHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePractice Guidelines as TopicQuality ImprovementRegistriesStrokeThrombolytic TherapyTime FactorsTime-to-TreatmentTissue Plasminogen ActivatorTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsAcute ischemic strokeTissue plasminogen activatorNeedle timeEMS prenotificationHospital prenotificationIschemic strokeEligible patientsShorter doorIntravenous tissue plasminogen activatorClustering of patientsShorter symptom onsetQuality of careGuidelines-StrokeTPA useSymptom onsetPotential strokeStroke treatmentPatientsPoisson regressionStrokeTreatment ratesIncoming patientsGreater likelihoodPrenotificationMinutes
2008
Advance Hospital Notification by EMS in Acute Stroke Is Associated with Shorter Door-to-Computed Tomography Time andIncreased Likelihood of Administration of Tissue-Plasminogen Activator
Abdullah A, Smith E, Biddinger P, Kalenderian D, Schwamm L. Advance Hospital Notification by EMS in Acute Stroke Is Associated with Shorter Door-to-Computed Tomography Time andIncreased Likelihood of Administration of Tissue-Plasminogen Activator. Prehospital Emergency Care 2008, 12: 426-431. PMID: 18924004, DOI: 10.1080/10903120802290828.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency medical servicesTissue plasminogen activatorAcute stroke patientsStroke patientsTertiary care stroke centerIntravenous tissue plasminogen activatorCatheter-based thrombolysisED arrival timeHospital time intervalsIntra-arterial thrombolysisMedian National InstitutesHealth Stroke ScaleUse of thrombolysisEmergency department arrivalTerms of ageHigher baseline ratesPrior strokeTPA useAcute strokeStroke centersStroke ScaleSymptom onsetStroke databaseMild strokeHospital notification