The Effect of a County Prehospital FAST-ED Initiative on Endovascular Treatment Times

Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death in the United States, with approximately 140,000 deaths per year, and a cost of $34 billion per year.1 The most severe strokes are caused by large vessel occlusions (LVOs) which benefit the most from timely endovascular thrombectomy. In the US this therapy is reliably available only at thrombectomy-capable and comprehensive stroke centers (TSCs and CSCs, respectively).2 It is therefore important that patients with LVO stroke are identified promptly as such and triaged appropriately to the right facility type.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - August 13, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Helen Rynor, Jake Levine, Joseph Souchak, Ned Shashoua, Maygret Ramirez, Ivis C. Gonzalez, Virginia Ramos, Anshul Saxena, Emir Veledar, Amy K. Starosciak, Felipe De Los Rios La Rosa Source Type: research