The Yield of Multimodal Computed Tomography among Emergency Department Patients with Suspected Large Vessel Occlusion Stroke
Objectives: Endovascular therapy (EVT) improves outcomes for appropriately selected acute ischemic stroke patients. Guidelines suggest rapid acquisition of noninvasive vascular imaging to screen suspected ischemic stroke patients for large vessel occlusion (LVO) and candidacy for EVT. We sought to quantify the yield of an LVO stroke screening process in an undifferentiated emergency department (ED) suspected stroke population as well as identify predictors of successful EVT. Methods: We identified a cohort of consecutive ED patients who received CT angiography and brain perfusion (CTA/P) imaging to determine candidacy for EVT during 2016.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - Category: Neurology Authors: Yalda Serena Dastmalchi, J. Adam Oostema Source Type: research
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