Benefits of Stroke Treatment Using a Mobile Stroke Unit Compared With Standard Management: The BEST-MSU Study Run-In Phase [Clinical Sciences]

Conclusions— The run-in phase provided a tPA treatment rate of 1.5 patients per week, assured us that treatment within 60 minutes of onset is possible, and enabled enrollment of patients on SM weeks. We also recognized the opportunity to assess the effect of the MSU on endovascular treatment and intracerebral hemorrhage. Challenges include the need to control biased patient selection on MSU versus SM weeks and establish inter-rater agreement for tPA treatment using telemedicine.
Source: Stroke - Category: Neurology Authors: Tags: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiac Care, Treatment, Cerebrovascular Disease/Stroke, Ischemic Stroke Clinical Sciences Source Type: research