Large Vessel Occlusion Stroke Detection in the Prehospital Environment.
Lauren PatrickWade SmithKevin J KeenanPublished in: Current emergency and hospital medicine reports (2021)
The use of a prehospital stroke severity tool for LVO triage is now widely supported. Ease of use should be prioritized as there are no meaningful differences in diagnostic performance amongst tools. LVO diagnostic devices are promising, but none have been validated in the prehospital setting. Mobile stroke units improve patient outcomes and cost-effectiveness analyses are underway.