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Red Blood Cell Distribution Width Is an Independent Predictor of Outcome in Patients Undergoing Thrombolysis for Ischemic Stroke
Semin Thromb Hemost DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1592165An appropriate and timely management, including early diagnosis and accurate prognostication, is the mainstay for managed care of patients with acute ischemic stroke. Since red blood cell distribution width (RDW) was found to be an independent predictor of clinical outcomes in patients with thrombotic disorders, we designed a retrospective observational study to investigate whether the RDW value may also retain predictive significance in stoke patients undergoing thrombolytic therapy. This retrospective study was based on all patients admitted to the Emergency Department (ED) ...
Source: Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis - November 2, 2016 Category: Hematology Authors: Turcato, Gianni Cappellari, Manuel Follador, Luca Dilda, Alice Bonora, Antonio Zannoni, Massimo Bovo, Chiara Ricci, Giorgio Bovi, Paolo Lippi, Giuseppe Tags: Review Article Source Type: research

Intra-Arterial Mechanical Thrombectomy: An Effective Treatment for Ischemic Stroke Caused by Endocarditis
We describe 3 consecutive cases of acute middle cerebral artery occlusion due to infective endocarditis, who were all successfully treated with intra-arterial mechanical thrombectomy using the Solitaire device. From this limited experience, mechanical thrombectomy could be used as an effective acute treatment for ischemic stroke in patients with infective endocarditis. Mechanical thrombectomy is most likely a more effective and safer treatment than intravenous thrombolysis in this patient group.Case Rep Neurol 2016;8:229 –233
Source: Case Reports in Neurology - October 31, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Combining transcranial ultrasound with intelligent communication methods to enhance the remote assessment and management of stroke patients: Framework for a technology demonstrator
With over 150,000 strokes in the United Kingdom every year, and more than 1 million living survivors, stroke is the third most common cause of death and the leading cause of severe physical disability among adults. A major challenge in administering timely treatment is determining whether the stroke is due to vascular blockage (ischaemic) or haemorrhage. For patients with ischaemic stroke, thrombolysis (i.e. pharmacological ‘clot-busting’) can improve outcomes when delivered swiftly after onset, and current National Health Service Quality Improvement Scotland guidelines are for thrombolytic therapy to be provid...
Source: Health Informatics Journal - August 8, 2016 Category: Information Technology Authors: Mort, A., Eadie, L., Regan, L., Macaden, A., Heaney, D., Bouamrane, M.-M., Rushworth, G., Wilson, P. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Drip-and-Ship Thrombolytic Therapy Supported by the Telestroke System for Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients Living in Medically Under-served Areas.
Authors: Kageji T, Obata F, Oka H, Kanematsu Y, Tabata R, Tani K, Bando H, Nagahiro S Abstract There are a few stroke specialists in medically under-served areas in Japan. Consequently, in remote area patients may not receive thrombolysis with intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (iv rt-PA), the standard treatment for acute ischemic stroke. Using a mobile telestroke support system (TSS) that accesses the internet via a smart phone, we implemented iv rt-PA infusion therapy under a drip-and-ship protocol to treat the stroke patients in medically under-served areas. The physicians at the Tokushima Pref...
Source: Neurologia Medico-Chirurgica - June 25, 2016 Category: Neurosurgery Tags: Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo) Source Type: research

International benchmarking for acute thrombolytic therapy implementation in Australia and Japan
Publication date: July 2016 Source:Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, Volume 29 Author(s): Hiroyuki Kawano, Christopher Levi, Yuichiro Inatomi, Heather Pagram, Erin Kerr, Andrew Bivard, Neil Spratt, Ferdinand Miteff, Toshiro Yonehara, Yukio Ando, Mark Parsons Although a wide range of strategies have been established to improve intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (IV-tPA) treatment rates, international benchmarking has not been regularly used as a systems improvement tool. We compared acute stroke codes (ASC) between two hospitals in Australia and Japan to study the activation process and potentially improv...
Source: Journal of Clinical Neuroscience - May 29, 2016 Category: Neuroscience Source Type: research

Effect of prehospital notification on acute stroke care: a multicenter study
The sooner thrombolytic therapy is given to acute ischemic stroke patients, the better the outcome. Prehospital notification may shorten the time between hospital arrival and brain computed tomography (door-to...
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine - April 27, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Ming-Ju Hsieh, Sung-Chun Tang, Wen-Chu Chiang, Li-Kai Tsai, Jiann-Shing Jeng and Matthew Huei-Ming Ma Source Type: research

Effective management of patients with acute ischemic stroke based on lean production on thrombolytic flow optimization
In this study, we aimed to determine whether applying lean principles to flow optimization could hasten the initiation of thrombolysis. A multidisciplinary team (Stroke Team) was organized to implement an ongoing, continuous loop of lean production that contained the following steps: decomposition, recognition, intervention, reengineering and assessment. The door-to-needle time (DNT) and the percentage of patients with DNT ≤ 60 min before and after the adoption of lean principles were used to evaluate the efficiency of our flow optimization. Thirteen patients with AIS in the pre-lean period and 43 patients with AIS in...
Source: Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine - April 18, 2016 Category: Biomedical Engineering Source Type: research

Impact of Prehospital Intervention on Delay Time to Thrombolytic Therapy in a Stroke Center with a Systemized Stroke Code Program
The use of emergency medical services (EMS) and notification to hospitals by paramedics for patients with suspected stroke are crucial determinants in reducing delay time to acute stroke treatment. The aim of this study is to investigate whether EMS use and prehospital notification (PN) can shorten the time to thrombolytic therapy in a stroke center with a systemized stroke code program.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - April 6, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Dae-Hyun Kim, Hyun-Wook Nah, Hyun-Seok Park, Jae-Hyung Choi, Myong-Jin Kang, Jae-Taeck Huh, Jae-Kwan Cha Source Type: research

The Relationships Among Regionalization, Processes, and Outcomes for Stroke Care: A Nationwide Population-based Study
We examined the association of regionalization with processes and outcomes, and the mediating effect of processes of care on the association between regionalization and mortality for acute stroke in Taiwan. We analyzed all 229,568 admissions with acute ischemic stroke from January 2004 to September 2012 through Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database. Regionalized care for acute stroke has been implemented since July 2009 in Taiwan. Rates of thrombolytic therapy within 3 hours after onset of ischemic stroke, average numbers of processes of care, and 30-day mortality rates at monthly intervals for baseline...
Source: Medicine - April 1, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Observational Study Source Type: research

Direct admission to stroke centers reduces treatment delay and improves clinical outcome after intravenous thrombolysis
Publication date: Available online 9 January 2016 Source:Journal of Clinical Neuroscience Author(s): Dae-Hyun Kim, Hee-Joon Bae, Moon-Ku Han, Beom Joon Kim, Sang-Soon Park, Tai Hwan Park, Kyung Bok Lee, Kyusik Kang, Jong-Moo Park, Youngchai Ko, Soo Joo Lee, Jay Chol Choi, Joon-Tae Kim, Ki-Hyun Cho, Keun-Sik Hong, Yong-Jin Cho, Dong-Eog Kim, Jun Lee, Juneyoung Lee, Mi Sun Oh, Kyung-Ho Yu, Byung-Chul Lee, Hyun-Wook Nah, Jae-Kwan Cha We aimed to examine whether direct access to hospitals offering intravenous thrombolysis is associated with functional outcomes in patients with acute ischemic stroke tr...
Source: Journal of Clinical Neuroscience - January 11, 2016 Category: Neuroscience Source Type: research

Safety of tirofiban for patients with acute ischemic stroke in routine clinical practice.
Authors: Zhu YQ, Zhang YJ, Ruan HL, Liu Q, Zhan Q, Li Q Abstract The aim of the present study was to investigate the safety of tirofiban alone and in combination with various treatments in acute ischemic stroke (AIS). A total of 120 patients with AIS were included in the study, and these patients were divided into three treatment groups: Group A (tirofiban alone, n=68), group B (tirofiban plus thrombolytic therapy, n=26), and group C (tirofiban as a 'bridging therapy', n=26). Risk factors, stroke severity, initial imaging, treatment regimens, complications and long-term outcomes were analyzed. In total, eight patie...
Source: Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine - November 18, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Exp Ther Med Source Type: research

Thrombosis: Novel nanomedical concepts of diagnosis and treatment.
Abstract Intravascular thrombosis, a critical pathophysiological feature of many cardiovascular disorders, leads to the formation of life-threatening obstructive blood clots within the vessels. Rapid recanalization of occluded vessels is essential for the patients' outcome, but the currently available systemic fibrinolytic therapy is associated with low efficacy and tremendous side effects. Additionally, many patients are ineligible for systemic thrombolytic therapy, either due to delayed admission to the hospital after symptom onset, or because of recent surgery, or bleeding. In order to improve the treatment eff...
Source: World Journal of Cardiology - August 26, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Cicha I Tags: World J Cardiol Source Type: research

Hospitals Overestimate Their Ability to Deliver Timely tPA Hospitals Overestimate Their Ability to Deliver Timely tPA
Less than a third of hospitals accurately estimated how often they provide thrombolytic therapy within 60 minutes of stroke patient arrival. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - August 6, 2015 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news

In-Hospital Stroke
There have been tremendous strides in standardization of the care for acute ischemic stroke since widespread use of thrombolytic therapy began almost 20 years ago. Efficacy is still limited by delayed presentation to the emergency department following stroke symptom onset, although this has also improved in that period with education of emergency medical services and the community at large. The real improvement lies in development of streamlined and standardized protocols for “code stroke,” so that thrombolysis rates of 20% are becoming typical and door-to-needle times are just as typically under 1 hour. These encourag...
Source: JAMA Neurology - May 4, 2015 Category: Neurology Source Type: research