Impact of Neurologist In-Hospital 24/7 on stroke patients arriving to the Emergency Department activated as a Code Stroke (S8.003)

Conclusions:In-hospital 24/7 coverage for acute stroke treatment reduces door to alteplase treatment times significantly. For each minute reduction in a neurologist at the bedside for CS, a 2 minute and 18 second improvement in door to alteplase treatment time occurs. An associated reduction in mortality is also demonstrated. A limitation of this study includes a smaller number of post-implementation data. These data will need on-going monitoring to ensure enduring impact.Disclosure: Dr. Schneider has nothing to disclose. Dr. Jones has received personal compensation for activities with Genentech as a speaker. Dr. Gosnell has nothing to disclose. Dr. Snyder has nothing to disclose. Dr. Taylor has nothing to disclose.
Source: Neurology - Category: Neurology Authors: Tags: Cerebrovascular Disease and Interventional Neurology: Acute Stroke Treatment Source Type: research