Influence of vascular imaging acquisition at local stroke centers on workflows in the drip-n-ship model: a RACECAT post hoc analysis.
Alan FloresAlvaro Garcia-Tornel Garcia-CambaLaia SeróXavier UstrellManuel Requena RuizAnna PelliséPaula RodriguezAngela MonterdeLidia LaraJose María Gonzalez-de-EchavarriCarlos A MolinaAntonio Doncel-MorianoLaura DoradoPedro CardonaDavid CánovasJerzy KrupinskiNatalia MásFrancisco PurroyJose Zaragoza-BrunetErnesto PalomerasDolores CochoJessica GarciaCarla ColomYolanda SilvaManuel Gomez-CochoXavier JiménezJosep Ros-RoigSonia AbilleiraNatalia Pérez de la OssaMarc Ribonull nullPublished in: Journal of neurointerventional surgery (2023)
Among patients with a suspected LVO stroke initially evaluated at a LSC, vascular imaging acquisition might improve workflow times at thrombectomy-capable centers and reduce the rate of futile interhospital transfers. These results deserve further evaluation and should be replicated in other settings and geographies.