Delays in Door-to-Needle Time for Acute Ischemic Stroke in the Emergency Department: A Comprehensive Stroke Center Experience (P4.273)

Conclusions:Important and common causes of delay in IVT for AIS were identified in a review of charts at our comprehensive stroke center. The authors recommend strategies to achieve faster DTN time for each of the delaying factor categories including faster acquisition and interpretation of stroke imaging, more effective triage protocols, and faster blood pressure control for AIS patients who are eligible for IVT.Disclosure: Dr. Mowla has nothing to disclose. Dr. Doyle has nothing to disclose. Dr. Lail has nothing to disclose. Dr. Deline has nothing to disclose. Dr. Ching has nothing to disclose. Dr. Crumlish has nothing to disclose. Dr. Sawyer has nothing to disclose.

Source: Neurology - April 17, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Mowla, A., Doyle, J., Lail, N., Deline, C., Ching, M., Crumlish, A., Sawyer, R. Tags: Thrombolysis and Acute Evaluation in Ischemic Stroke Source Type: research