Stroke Code De-escalation: Safety and Outcomes (P3.035)

Conclusions:The introduction of DSCs resulted in a statistically significant absolute improvement in SCTR of 7.1%. Importantly, DSCs did not result in any eligible AIS patient forgoing IV tPA or IAT, nor missed ICH. More research is needed to increase the yield of stroke codes, refine the criteria for both activating and de-escalating them, and quantify the resource and cost implications of such de-escalations.Disclosure: Dr. Jarnot has nothing to disclose. Dr. Streib has nothing to disclose. Dr. Heyer has nothing to disclose. Dr. Reichert has nothing to disclose. Dr. Anderson has received personal compensation in an editorial capacity Neurology: Clinical Practice and Continuum Audio. Dr. Reshi has nothing to disclose. Dr. Lakshminarayan has nothing to disclose. Dr. Ezzeddine has received personal compensation for activities with Air Liquide as a Scientific Advisory Board member.

Source: Neurology - April 17, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Jarnot, J., Streib, C., Heyer, A., Reichert, A., Anderson, D., Reshi, R., Lakshminarayan, K., Ezzeddine, M. Tags: Practice, Policy, and Ethics III Source Type: research