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Clark JR, Batra A, Tessier RA, Greathouse K, Dickson D, Ammar A, Hamm B, Rosenthal LJ, Lombardo T, Koralnik IJ, Skolarus LE, Schroedl CJ, Budinger GRS, Wunderink RG, Dematte JE, Ungvari Z, Liotta EM. Impact of healthcare system strain on the implementation of ICU sedation practices and encephalopathy burden during the early COVID-19 pandemic. GeroScience 2024:10.1007/s11357-024-01336-4. [PMID: 39243283 DOI: 10.1007/s11357-024-01336-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2024] [Accepted: 08/31/2024] [Indexed: 09/09/2024] Open
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The COVID-19 pandemic posed unprecedented challenges to healthcare systems worldwide, particularly in managing critically ill patients requiring mechanical ventilation early in the pandemic. Surging patient volumes strained hospital resources and complicated the implementation of standard-of-care intensive care unit (ICU) practices, including sedation management. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of an evidence-based ICU sedation bundle during the early COVID-19 pandemic. The bundle was designed by a multi-disciplinary collaborative to reinforce best clinical practices related to ICU sedation. The bundle was implemented prospectively with retrospective analysis of electronic medical record data. The setting was the ICUs of a single-center tertiary hospital. The patients were the ICU patients requiring mechanical ventilation for confirmed COVID-19 between March and June 2020. A learning health collaborative developed a sedation bundle encouraging goal-directed sedation and use of adjunctive strategies to avoid excessive sedative administration. Implementation strategies included structured in-service training, audit and feedback, and continuous improvement. Sedative utilization and clinical outcomes were compared between patients admitted before and after the sedation bundle implementation. Quasi-experimental interrupted time-series analyses of pre and post intervention sedative utilization, hospital length of stay, and number of days free of delirium, coma, or death in 21 days (as a quantitative measure of encephalopathy burden). The analysis used the time duration between start of the COVID-19 wave and ICU admission to identify a "breakpoint" indicating a change in observed trends. A total of 183 patients (age 59.0 ± 15.9 years) were included, with 83 (45%) admitted before the intervention began. Benzodiazepine utilization increased for patients admitted after the bundle implementation, while agents intended to reduce benzodiazepine use showed no greater utilization. No "breakpoint" was identified to suggest the bundle impacted any endpoint measure. However, increasing time between COVID-19 wave start and ICU admission was associated with fewer delirium, coma, and death-free days (β = - 0.044 [95% CI - 0.085, - 0.003] days/wave day); more days of benzodiazepine infusion (β = 0.056 [95% CI 0.025, 0.088] days/wave day); and a higher maximum benzodiazepine infusion rate (β = 0.079 [95% CI 0.037, 0.120] mg/h/wave day). The evidence-based practice bundle did not significantly alter sedation utilization patterns during the first COVID-19 wave. Sedation practices deteriorated and encephalopathy burden increased over time, highlighting that strategies to reinforce clinical practices may be hindered under conditions of extreme healthcare system strain.
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- Jeffrey R Clark
- Northwestern University-Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
- Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Ken & Ruth Davee Department of Neurology, Northwestern University-Feinberg School of Medicine, 625 N. Michigan Ave, Suite 1150, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
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- Northwestern University-Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Northwestern University-Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Northwestern University-Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Northwestern University-Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University-Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University-Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Northwestern University-Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Ken & Ruth Davee Department of Neurology, Northwestern University-Feinberg School of Medicine, 625 N. Michigan Ave, Suite 1150, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
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- Ken & Ruth Davee Department of Neurology, Northwestern University-Feinberg School of Medicine, 625 N. Michigan Ave, Suite 1150, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Northwestern University-Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Northwestern University-Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Northwestern University-Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Northwestern University-Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Vascular Cognitive Impairment, Neurodegeneration and Healthy Brain Aging Program, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
- Stephenson Cancer Center, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
- Oklahoma Center for Geroscience and Healthy Brain Aging, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
- Department of Health Promotion Sciences, College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
- International Training Program in Geroscience, Doctoral College/Department of Public Health, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Ken & Ruth Davee Department of Neurology, Northwestern University-Feinberg School of Medicine, 625 N. Michigan Ave, Suite 1150, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.
- International Training Program in Geroscience, Doctoral College/Department of Public Health, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
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Albart SA, Yusof Khan AHK, Abdul Rashid A, Wan Zaidi WA, Looi I, Hoo FK. Effectiveness of the Stroke e-Learning Module on Malaysian Doctors' Knowledge of Acute Ischaemic Stroke Management. Malays J Med Sci 2024; 31:195-212. [PMID: 39247119 PMCID: PMC11377012 DOI: 10.21315/mjms2024.31.4.16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2023] [Accepted: 02/02/2024] [Indexed: 09/10/2024] Open
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Background The Stroke e-Learning Module (SEM) is a nationwide initiative to improve stroke care in Malaysia. This study aimed to assess the module's effectiveness in improving knowledge on acute ischaemic stroke (AIS) management among Malaysian doctors. Methods This was a pre-post study design. Medical officers, specialists and general practitioners from various disciplines who work in healthcare facilities in Malaysia were recruited virtually from those who registered for the SEM on the Docquity platform between 1 February 2021 and 31 January 2022. The Acute Stroke Management Questionnaire (ASMaQ), an existing validated questionnaire, was used to measure the doctors' knowledge of AIS management before and after the SEM. The ASMaQ had three domains: i) general stroke knowledge (GSK), ii) hyperacute stroke management (HSM) and iii) advanced stroke management (ASM). The paired t- and the McNemar-tests were used to evaluate the effectiveness of the module. Results One hundred and seventy-one participants voluntarily responded to the pre- and post-module questionnaires. The paired t-test revealed statistically significant improvement for the ASM knowledge scores (mean difference = 2.5; 95% CI: 1.8, 3.2; P < 0.001). The baseline proportion of participants with good knowledge of GSK, HSM and ASM were 92.4%, 64.9%, and 76%, respectively. The McNemar test showed that approximately 14% of the participants had significant improvement in ASM knowledge (P < 0.001). However, no significant changes were noted for GSK (-0.6%) and HSM (4.1%). Conclusion The SEM has been shown to increase Malaysian doctors' knowledge on ASM. However, greater effort should be made to improve GSK and HSM knowledge, particularly in areas related to stroke thrombolysis.
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- Stephenie Ann Albart
- Clinical Research Centre, Hospital Seberang Jaya, Seberang Jaya, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Medicine, Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Clinical Research Centre, Hospital Seberang Jaya, Seberang Jaya, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
- Department of Medicine, Hospital Seberang Jaya, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia
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Aljuwaiser S, Abdel-Fattah AR, Brown C, Kane L, Cooper J, Mostafa A. Evaluating the effects of simulation training on stroke thrombolysis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Adv Simul (Lond) 2024; 9:11. [PMID: 38424568 PMCID: PMC10905914 DOI: 10.1186/s41077-024-00283-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2023] [Accepted: 02/17/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Ischaemic strokes are medical emergencies, and reperfusion treatment, most commonly intravenous thrombolysis, is time-critical. Thrombolysis administration relies on well-organised pathways of care with highly skilled and efficient clinicians. Simulation training is a widespread teaching modality, but results from studies on the impact of this intervention have yet to be synthesised. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to synthesise the evidence and provide a recommendation regarding the effects of simulation training for healthcare professionals on door-to-needle time in the emergency thrombolysis of patients with ischaemic stroke. METHODS Seven electronic databases were systematically searched (last updated 12th July 2023) for eligible full-text articles and conference abstracts. Results were screened for relevance by two independent reviewers. The primary outcome was door-to-needle time for recombinant tissue plasminogen activator administration in emergency patients with ischaemic stroke. The secondary outcomes were learner-centred, improvements in knowledge and communication, self-perceived usefulness of training, and feeling 'safe' in thrombolysis-related decision-making. Data were extracted, risk of study bias assessed, and analysis was performed using RevMan™ software (Web version 5.6.0, The Cochrane Collaboration). The quality of the evidence was assessed using the Medical Education Research Study Quality Instrument. RESULTS Eleven studies were included in the meta-analysis and nineteen in the qualitative synthesis (n = 20,189 total patients). There were statistically significant effects of simulation training in reducing door-to-needle time; mean difference of 15 min [95% confidence intervals (CI) 8 to 21 min]; in improving healthcare professionals' acute stroke care knowledge; risk ratio (RR) 0.42 (95% CI 0.30 to 0.60); and in feeling 'safe' in thrombolysis-related decision-making; RR 0.46 (95% CI 0.36 to 0.59). Furthermore, simulation training improved healthcare professionals' communication and was self-perceived as useful training. CONCLUSION This meta-analysis showed that simulation training improves door-to-needle times for the delivery of thrombolysis in ischaemic stroke. However, results should be interpreted with caution due to the heterogeneity of the included studies.
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- Sameera Aljuwaiser
- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD, UK
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- Emergency Medicine, NHS Grampian, Aberdeen, Scotland
- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD, UK
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- Emergency Medicine, NHS Grampian, Aberdeen, Scotland
- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD, UK
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- Emergency Medicine, NHS Grampian, Aberdeen, Scotland
- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD, UK
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- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD, UK.
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Svobodová V, Maršálková H, Volevach E, Mikulík R. Simulation-based team training improves door-to-needle time for intravenous thrombolysis. BMJ Open Qual 2023; 12:bmjoq-2022-002107. [PMID: 36810293 PMCID: PMC9944663 DOI: 10.1136/bmjoq-2022-002107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2022] [Accepted: 02/01/2023] [Indexed: 02/23/2023] Open
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PURPOSE There is a clinical need for shortened door-to-needle time (DNT) for intravenous thrombolysis, but effective training methods are missing. Simulation training improves teamwork and logistics in numerous fields. Still, it is not clear if simulation improves logistics in stroke. METHODS To evaluate the efficiency of a simulation training programme, the DNT of participating centres was compared with the rest of stroke centres in the Czech Republic. Patients' data were prospectively collected from the nationally used Safe Implementation of Treatments in Stroke Registry. The outcome was an improvement in DNT in 2018 as compared with 2015 (after and before the simulation training). Scenarios were based on real clinical cases, and simulation courses were conducted in a standardly equipped simulation centre. FINDINGS Between 2016 and 2017, 10 courses were conducted for stroke teams from 9 of all 45 stroke centres. DNT data were available both in 2015 and 2018 from 41 (91%) stroke centres. The simulation training improved the DNT in 2018 as compared with 2015 by 30 min (95% CI 25.7 to 34.7) and as compared with 20 min (95% CI 15.8 to 24.3) in stroke centres without the simulation training (p=0.01). Any parenchymal haemorrhage occurred in 5.4% and 3.5% of patients treated in centres without and with simulation training (p=0.054), respectively. CONCLUSIONS DNT was considerably shortened nationally. It was feasible to implement simulation as a nationwide training programme. The simulation was associated with improved DNT; however, other studies should confirm that such an association is causal.
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- Veronika Svobodová
- International Clinical Research Center, St Anne's University Hospital in Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- International Clinical Research Center, St Anne's University Hospital in Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- International Clinical Research Center, St Anne's University Hospital in Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- International Clinical Research Center, St Anne's University Hospital in Brno, Brno, Czech Republic .,Department of Neurology, Masaryk University Faculty of Medicine, Brno, Czech Republic
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Shah A, Diwan A. Stroke Thrombolysis: Beating the Clock. Indian J Crit Care Med 2023; 27:107-110. [PMID: 36865512 PMCID: PMC9973055 DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-24405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2022] [Accepted: 12/30/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Background Recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rtPA) has revolutionized the management of acute ischemic stroke. Shorter door-to-imaging and door-to-needle (DTN) times are crucial for improving the outcomes in thrombolysed patients. Our observational study evaluated the door-to-imaging time (DIT) and DTN times for all thrombolysed patients. Materials and methods The study was a cross-sectional observational study over a period of 18 months at a tertiary care teaching hospital and included 252 acute ischemic stroke patients of which 52 underwent thrombolysis with rtPA. The time intervals between arrival to neuroimaging and initiation of thrombolysis were noted. Result Of the total patients thrombolysed, only 10 patients underwent neuroimaging [non-contrast computed tomography (NCCT) head with MRI brain screen] within 30 minutes of their arrival in the hospital, 38 patients within 30-60 minutes and 2 each within the 61-90 and 91-120 minute time frames. The DTN time was 30-60 minutes for 3 patients, while 31 patients were thrombolysed within 61-90 minutes, 7 patients within 91-120 minutes, while 5 each took 121-150 and 151-180 minutes for the same. One patient had a DTN between 181 and 210 minutes. Conclusion Most patients included in the study underwent neuroimaging within 60 minutes and subsequent thrombolysis within 60-90 minutes of their arrival in the hospital. But the time frames did not meet the recommended ideal intervals, and further streamlining of stroke management is needed even at tertiary care centers in India. How to cite this article Shah A, Diwan A. Stroke Thrombolysis: Beating the Clock. Indian J Crit Care Med 2023;27(2):107-110.
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- Aviral Shah
- Department of Medicine, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India,Aviral Shah, Department of Medicine, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India, Phone: +91 9928545135, e-mail:
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- Department of Medicine, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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Benameur K, Gandrakota N, Ali MK. Nutritional Counseling of Stroke Patients by Neurology Residents, a Call to Action. Front Neurol 2022; 13:940931. [PMID: 35899264 PMCID: PMC9309345 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2022.940931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2022] [Accepted: 06/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background Poor diet quality has been found to be an independent risk factor for mortality in stroke. However, it is unknown to what extent Neurologists are trained and are comfortable enough to provide dietary counseling to stroke patients. Objective To assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of neurology residents relating to dietary counseling of stroke patients. Methods An online anonymous survey was administered to neurology residents throughout the country between August and November 2019 among a total of 109 (68%) US neurology programs. Self-reported practices and knowledge regarding stroke prevention through nutritional counseling were queried using validated questionnaires. Results 453 responses out of a potential 672 were received. A minority of residents (12.3%) consistently offered nutritional counseling to stroke patients. 47.7% considered that it was not the neurologist's role to provide nutritional counseling to stroke patients. 83.4% of residents felt that it was the responsibility of the dietician to provide nutritional counseling, yet only 21.4% of residents consistently referred stroke patients to a dietician. 77.9% of respondents felt nutritional counseling is important for stroke patients, yet 65.6% felt they were not adequately trained to provide nutritional counseling. Conclusion Neurologists in training believe diet to be an important part of stroke prevention, but practical knowledge and training in nutrition are suboptimal. This study suggests the need to include nutrition as an integral part of neurology training, to ensure neurologists feel empowered to be an important part of the team providing nutritional counseling to stroke patients.
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- Karima Benameur
- Department of Neurology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
- *Correspondence: Karima Benameur
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- Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
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Bapteste L, Bayet J, Lukaszewicz AC, Eker O, Balanca B. In situ high fidelity simulation of the pre procedure start timeframe in cerebral thrombectomy. Acta Neurol Belg 2022; 123:623-624. [PMID: 35233756 DOI: 10.1007/s13760-022-01903-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2022] [Accepted: 02/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Baskar PS, Chowdhury SZ, Bhaskar SMM. In-hospital systems interventions in acute stroke reperfusion therapy: a meta-analysis. Acta Neurol Scand 2021; 144:418-432. [PMID: 34101170 DOI: 10.1111/ane.13476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2021] [Accepted: 05/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The value of in-hospital systems-based interventions in streamlining treatment delays associated with reperfusion therapy delivery in acute ischaemic stroke (AIS), in the emergency department (ED), is poorly understood. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to assess and quantify the value of in-hospital systems-based interventions in streamlining reperfusion therapy delivery following AIS. MATERIAL & METHODS Articles from the following databases were retrieved: Medline, Embase and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials. The primary endpoint was in-hospital time metrics between the intervention and control group. The secondary endpoint included the rate of good functional outcome at 90 days. RESULTS 393 Systems intervention studies published after 2015 were screened, and 231 full articles were then read. In total, 35 studies with 35,815 patients were included in the final systematic review and 26 studies with 7,089 patients were used in the meta-analysis. The greatest time reductions from in-hospital system interventions were achieved in door-to-needle (DTN) time (SMD: -2.696, 95% CI: -2.976, -2.416, z = 3.03, p = 0.002). Systems interventions were also associated with a statistically significant improvement in mortality (RR: 0.25, 95% CI: 0.18, 0.38), rate of symptomatic intracerebral haemorrhage (RR: 0.07, 95% CI: 0.04, 0.1) and ≤60-minute reperfusion rates (RR: 0.63, 95% CI: 0.51, 0.79). CONCLUSIONS The use of in-hospital workflow optimization is imperative to expedite reperfusion therapy delivery and improving patient outcomes. To reduce the morbidity and mortality of stroke globally, in-hospital workflow guidelines should be adhered to and incorporated including the optimal elements identified in this study.
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- Prithvi Santana Baskar
- Neurovascular Imaging Laboratory Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research Clinical Sciences Stream Sydney NSW Australia
- South Western Sydney Clinical School UNSW Medicine University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney NSW Australia
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- Neurovascular Imaging Laboratory Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research Clinical Sciences Stream Sydney NSW Australia
- South Western Sydney Clinical School UNSW Medicine University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney NSW Australia
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- Neurovascular Imaging Laboratory Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research Clinical Sciences Stream Sydney NSW Australia
- Liverpool Hospital & South West Sydney Local Health District (SWSLHD) Department of Neurology & Neurophysiology Sydney NSW Australia
- Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research Stroke & Neurology Research Group Sydney NSW Australia
- NSW Brain Clot Bank NSW Health Statewide Biobank and NSW Health Pathology Sydney NSW Australia
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Bohmann FO, Gruber K, Kurka N, Willems LM, Herrmann E, du Mesnil de Rochemont R, Scholz P, Rai H, Zickler P, Ertl M, Berlis A, Poli S, Mengel A, Ringleb P, Nagel S, Pfaff J, Wollenweber FA, Kellert L, Herzberg M, Koehler L, Haeusler KG, Alegiani A, Schubert C, Brekenfeld C, Doppler CEJ, Onur ÖA, Kabbasch C, Manser T, Steinmetz H, Pfeilschifter W. Simulation-based training improves process times in acute stroke care (STREAM). Eur J Neurol 2021; 29:138-148. [PMID: 34478596 DOI: 10.1111/ene.15093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2021] [Revised: 08/29/2021] [Accepted: 08/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND The objective of the STREAM Trial was to evaluate the effect of simulation training on process times in acute stroke care. METHODS The multicenter prospective interventional STREAM Trial was conducted between 10/2017 and 04/2019 at seven tertiary care neurocenters in Germany with a pre- and post-interventional observation phase. We recorded patient characteristics, acute stroke care process times, stroke team composition and simulation experience for consecutive direct-to-center patients receiving intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) and/or endovascular therapy (EVT). The intervention consisted of a composite intervention centered around stroke-specific in situ simulation training. Primary outcome measure was the 'door-to-needle' time (DTN) for IVT. Secondary outcome measures included process times of EVT and measures taken to streamline the pre-existing treatment algorithm. RESULTS The effect of the STREAM intervention on the process times of all acute stroke operations was neutral. However, secondary analyses showed a DTN reduction of 5 min from 38 min pre-intervention (interquartile range [IQR] 25-43 min) to 33 min (IQR 23-39 min, p = 0.03) post-intervention achieved by simulation-experienced stroke teams. Concerning EVT, we found significantly shorter door-to-groin times in patients who were treated by teams with simulation experience as compared to simulation-naive teams in the post-interventional phase (-21 min, simulation-naive: 95 min, IQR 69-111 vs. simulation-experienced: 74 min, IQR 51-92, p = 0.04). CONCLUSION An intervention combining workflow refinement and simulation-based stroke team training has the potential to improve process times in acute stroke care.
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- Ferdinand O Bohmann
- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Biostatistics and Mathematical Modelling, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- NICU Nursing Staff, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, University Hospital Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, University Hospital Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany
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- Department for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Hospital Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology and Stroke, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.,Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology and Stroke, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.,Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Ludwig Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany.,Department of Neurology, Helios-HSK Wiesbaden, Wiesbaden, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Ludwig Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department for Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Ludwig Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany.,Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Center for Stroke Research Berlin, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,Department of Neurology, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Neuroradiology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- School of Applied Psychology, FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, Olten, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, Städtisches Klinikum Lüneburg, Lüneburg, Germany
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Farias DA Guarda SN, Santos JPS, Reis MSM, Passos RDH, Correia LC, Caldas JR, Gobatto ALN, Teixeira M, Oliveira A, Ribeiro MP, Batista PBP, Calderaro M, Paschoal Junior F, Pontes-Neto OM, Ramos JGR. Realistic simulation is associated with healthcare professionals' increased self-perception of confidence in providing acute stroke care: a before-after controlled study. ARQUIVOS DE NEURO-PSIQUIATRIA 2021; 79:2-7. [PMID: 33656107 DOI: 10.1590/0004-282x-anp-2019-0369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2019] [Accepted: 06/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Simulations are becoming widely used in medical education, but there is little evidence of their effectiveness on neurocritical care. Because acute stroke is a neurological emergency demanding prompt attention, it is a promising candidate for simulation training. OBJECTIVE To assess the impact of a stroke realistic simulation course on clinicians' self-perception of confidence in the management of acute stroke. METHODS We conducted a controlled, before-after study. For our intervention, 17 healthcare professionals participated in a stroke realistic simulation course. As controls, participants were chosen from a convenience sample of attendees to the courses Emergency Neurologic Life Support (ENLS) (18 participants) and Neurosonology (20 participants). All participants responded pre- and post-test questionnaires evaluating their self-perception of confidence in acute stroke care, ranging from 10 to 50 points. We evaluated the variation between pre- and post-test results to assess the change on trainees' self-perception of confidence in the management of acute stroke. Multivariate analysis was performed to control for potential confounders. RESULTS Forty-six (83.63%) subjects completed both questionnaires. The post-test scores were higher than those from the pretests in the stroke realistic simulation course group [pretest median (interquartile range - IQR): 41.5 (36.7-46.5) and post-test median (IQR): 47 (44.7-48); p=0.033], but not in the neurosonology [pretest median (IQR): 46 (44-47) and post-test median (IQR): 46 (44-47); p=0.739] or the ENLS [pretest median (IQR): 46.5 (39-48.2), post-test median (IQR): 47 (40.2-49); p=0.317] groups. Results were maintained after adjustment for covariates. CONCLUSIONS This stroke realistic simulation course was associated with an improvement on trainees' self-perception of confidence in providing acute stroke care.
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- Suzete Nascimento Farias DA Guarda
- Rede D'Or São Luiz, Hospital São Rafael, Unidade de Cuidado Intensivo, Salvador BA, Brazil.,Universidade Federal da Bahia, Departamento de Neurociências e Saúde Mental, Salvador BA, Brazil.,Instituto D'Or de Pesquisa e Ensino, Rio de Janeiro RJ, Brazil
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- Rede D'Or São Luiz, Hospital São Rafael, Unidade de Cuidado Intensivo, Salvador BA, Brazil.,Instituto D'Or de Pesquisa e Ensino, Rio de Janeiro RJ, Brazil
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- Rede D'Or São Luiz, Hospital São Rafael, Unidade de Cuidado Intensivo, Salvador BA, Brazil.,Instituto D'Or de Pesquisa e Ensino, Rio de Janeiro RJ, Brazil.,Escola Baiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública, Salvador BA, Brazil
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- Rede D'Or São Luiz, Hospital São Rafael, Unidade de Cuidado Intensivo, Salvador BA, Brazil.,Instituto D'Or de Pesquisa e Ensino, Rio de Janeiro RJ, Brazil.,União Metropolitana de Educação e Cultura, Salvador BA, Brazil
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- Rede D'Or São Luiz, Hospital São Rafael, Unidade de Cuidado Intensivo, Salvador BA, Brazil.,Instituto D'Or de Pesquisa e Ensino, Rio de Janeiro RJ, Brazil.,União Metropolitana de Educação e Cultura, Salvador BA, Brazil
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- Rede D'Or São Luiz, Hospital São Rafael, Unidade de Cuidado Intensivo, Salvador BA, Brazil.,Instituto D'Or de Pesquisa e Ensino, Rio de Janeiro RJ, Brazil.,União Metropolitana de Educação e Cultura, Salvador BA, Brazil
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- Rede D'Or São Luiz, Hospital São Rafael, Unidade de Cuidado Intensivo, Salvador BA, Brazil.,Instituto D'Or de Pesquisa e Ensino, Rio de Janeiro RJ, Brazil.,União Metropolitana de Educação e Cultura, Salvador BA, Brazil
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- Rede D'Or São Luiz, Hospital São Rafael, Unidade de Cuidado Intensivo, Salvador BA, Brazil.,Instituto D'Or de Pesquisa e Ensino, Rio de Janeiro RJ, Brazil.,Escola Baiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública, Salvador BA, Brazil.,União Metropolitana de Educação e Cultura, Salvador BA, Brazil
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- Universidade de São Paulo, Hospital das Clínicas, Departamento de Neurologia, São Paulo SP, Brazil
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- Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Departamento de Neurociências e Ciências Comportamentais, Ribeirão Preto SP, Brazil
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- Rede D'Or São Luiz, Hospital São Rafael, Unidade de Cuidado Intensivo, Salvador BA, Brazil.,Instituto D'Or de Pesquisa e Ensino, Rio de Janeiro RJ, Brazil
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Zhang X, Liu Y, Cao X, Xu X, Zhu Y, Wang C. Effect of multi-level stroke education on treatment and prognosis of acute ischemic stroke. Exp Ther Med 2020; 20:2888-2894. [PMID: 32765786 PMCID: PMC7401734 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2020.9028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2019] [Accepted: 05/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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This observational study aimed at the significance of multi-level education in the treatment and prognosis of acute ischemic stroke. Multi-level stroke education was carried out among residents and medical staff for one year in Guancheng district. After 1 year, 519 patients with acute ischemic stroke admitted to The First People's Hospital of Zhengzhou were invited to the study, 272 patients from the Guancheng district were divided into the experimental group, and 247 patients who were not from the Guancheng district but in the neighborhood of The First People's Hospital of Zhengzhou were divided into the control group. Statistical methods were applied to analyze the degree of awareness of stroke, the time from onset to hospital, the route to hospital, the number of patients coming to the hospital within 4.5 h, the number of intravenous thrombolysis, door-to-needle time (DNT), modified Rankin scale (MRS) score, and the number of hemorrhagic transformation cases. After one year of multi-level systematic stroke education, there were significant differences in stroke awareness between the experimental group and the control group in terms of limb weakness (87.87 vs. 62.75%), speech inarticulation (78.3 vs. 55.06%), facial paralysis (69.12 vs. 38.06%), limb numbness (57.35 vs. 29.15%), consciousness disorder (62.50 vs. 42.11%), walking instability with severe dizziness (39.97 vs. 15.79%) (P<0.05). There was no statistical significant difference in unclear vision or blind eyes or severe headache (P>0.05). There were statistical differences between the two groups in the time from the onset to the hospital (14.82±17.67 vs. 25.92±25.23), emergency medical services (EMS) (36.02 vs. 16.19%), number of patients coming to the hospital within 4.5 h (67 vs. 32), venous thrombolysis cases (55 vs. 17), DNT time (42.43±17.30 vs. 63.35±26.53), hemorrhagic transformation cases (11 vs. 21), and MRS score grade ≥2 (230 vs. 169) (P<0.05). Multi-level education can effectively improve the patient's awareness of stroke, encourage more patients to use EMS system to the hospital. More patients were aware that they should reach the hospital within 4.5 h. It helps shorten DNT time and give more patients the opportunity to receive intravenous thrombolysis or intravascular thrombectomy, which may improve the prognosis and reduce hemorrhagic transformation without reducing mortality.
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- Xiaoman Zhang
- Department of Neurology, The First People's Hospital of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, Henan 450004, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurology, The First People's Hospital of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, Henan 450004, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurology, The First People's Hospital of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, Henan 450004, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurology, The First People's Hospital of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, Henan 450004, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurology, The First People's Hospital of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, Henan 450004, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurology, The First People's Hospital of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, Henan 450004, P.R. China
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Demaerschalk BM, Scharf EL, Cloft H, Barrett KM, Sands KA, Miller DA, Meschia JF. Contemporary Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke Across the Continuum: From TeleStroke to Intra-Arterial Management. Mayo Clin Proc 2020; 95:1512-1529. [PMID: 32622453 DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2020.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2019] [Revised: 03/24/2020] [Accepted: 04/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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In this comprehensive contemporary review of acute ischemic stroke management, what is new and different will be highlighted beginning with prehospital stroke systems of care, emergency medical systems, and mobile stroke units, followed by hospital stroke teams, emergency evaluation, telemedicine, and brain and vascular imaging, and finishing with emergency treatments including thrombolysis and mechanical thrombectomy.
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- Division of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Departments of Neurology and Neurologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
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- Department of Neurology Mayo Clinic, Phoenix/Scottsdale, AZ
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- Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
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- Departments of Neurology and Neurologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
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Bohmann FO, Kurka N, du Mesnil de Rochemont R, Gruber K, Guenther J, Rostek P, Rai H, Zickler P, Ertl M, Berlis A, Poli S, Mengel A, Ringleb P, Nagel S, Pfaff J, Wollenweber FA, Kellert L, Herzberg M, Koehler L, Haeusler KG, Alegiani A, Schubert C, Brekenfeld C, Doppler CEJ, Onur OA, Kabbasch C, Manser T, Pfeilschifter W. Simulation-Based Training of the Rapid Evaluation and Management of Acute Stroke (STREAM)-A Prospective Single-Arm Multicenter Trial. Front Neurol 2019; 10:969. [PMID: 31572288 PMCID: PMC6749045 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2019.00969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2019] [Accepted: 08/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Introduction: Acute stroke care delivered by interdisciplinary teams is time-sensitive. Simulation-based team training is a promising tool to improve team performance in medical operations. It has the potential to improve process times, team communication, patient safety, and staff satisfaction. We aim to assess whether a multi-level approach consisting of a stringent workflow revision based on peer-to-peer review and 2–3 one-day in situ simulation trainings can improve acute stroke care processing times in high volume neurocenters within a 6 months period. Methods and Analysis: The trial is being carried out in a pre-test-post-test design at 7 tertiary care university hospital neurocenters in Germany. The intervention is directed at the interdisciplinary multiprofessional stroke teams. Before and after the intervention, process times of all direct-to-center stroke patients receiving IV thrombolysis (IVT) and/or endovascular therapy (EVT) will be recorded. The primary outcome measure will be the “door-to-needle” time of all consecutive stroke patients directly admitted to the neurocenters who receive IVT. Secondary outcome measures will be intervention-related process times of the fraction of patients undergoing EVT and effects on team communication, perceived patient safety, and staff satisfaction via a staff questionnaire. Interventions: We are applying a multi-level intervention in cooperation with three “STREAM multipliers” from each center. First step is a central meeting of the multipliers at the sponsor's institution with the purposes of algorithm review in a peer-to-peer process that is recorded in a protocol and an introduction to the principles of simulation training and debriefing as well as crew resource management and team communication. Thereafter, the multipliers cooperate with the stroke team trainers from the sponsor's institution to plan and execute 2–3 one-day simulation courses in situ in the emergency department and CT room of the trial centers whereupon they receive teaching materials to perpetuate the trainings. Clinical Trial Registration: STREAM is a registered trial at https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03228251.
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- NICU Nursing Staff, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, Universitätsklinikum Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, Universitätsklinikum Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany
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- Department for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, Universitätsklinikum Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology With Focus on Neurovascular Diseases and Neurooncology, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.,Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology With Focus on Neurovascular Diseases and Neurooncology, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.,Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Ludwig Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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- Department for Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Ludwig Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Centre for Stroke Research Berlin, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,Department of Neurology, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Medical Centre Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Medical Centre Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, University Medical Centre Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- School of Applied Psychology, FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, Olten, Switzerland
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Klingner C, Günther A, Brodoehl S, Witte OW, Klingner CM. Talk About Thrombolysis. Regular Case-Based Discussions of Stroke Thrombolysis Improve Door-to-Needle Time by 20%. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2019; 28:876-881. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2018.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2018] [Revised: 11/12/2018] [Accepted: 12/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Rostanski SK, Kurzweil AM, Zabar S, Balcer LJ, Ishida K, Galetta SL, Lewis A. Education Research: Simulation training for neurology residents on acquiring tPA consent. Neurology 2018; 91:e2276-e2279. [DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000006651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Patients who present emergently with acute neurological signs and symptoms represent unique diagnostic challenges for clinicians. We sought to characterize the reliability of physician diagnosis in differentiating aborted or imaging-negative acute ischemic stroke from stroke mimic. METHODS We constructed 10 case-vignettes of patients treated with thrombolysis with subsequent clinical improvement who lacked radiographic evidence of infarction. Using an online survey, we asked physicians to select a most likely final diagnosis after reading each case-vignette. Inter-rater agreement was evaluated using percent agreement and κ statistic for multiple raters with 95% confidence intervals reported. RESULTS Sixty-five physicians participated in the survey. Most participants were in practice for ≥5 years and over half were vascular neurologists. Physicians agreed on the most likely final diagnosis 71% of the time, κ of 0.21 (95% confidence interval, 0.06-0.54). Percent agreement was similar across participant practice locations, years of experience, subspecialty training, and personal experience with thrombolysis. CONCLUSIONS We found modest agreement among surveyed physicians in distinguishing ischemic stroke syndromes from stroke mimics in patients without radiographic evidence of infarction and clinical improvement after thrombolysis. Methods to improve diagnostic consensus after thrombolysis are needed to assure acute ischemic stroke patients and stroke mimics are treated safely and accurately.
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Willems LM, Kurka N, Bohmann F, Rostek P, Pfeilschifter W. Tools for your stroke team: adapting crew-resource management for acute stroke care. Pract Neurol 2018; 19:36-42. [PMID: 30097552 DOI: 10.1136/practneurol-2018-001966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/22/2018] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Crew-resource management is an approach to work and training that focuses on non-technical skills and strategies to prevent human error in complex procedures. It was initially termed 'cockpit-resource management' and developed for aviation in the 1970s after several severe accidents; it has contributed to a measurable increase in flight safety. In recent years, this approach has been successfully implemented in other high-reliability environments; surgical disciplines have made particular use of crew-resource management strategies and training, with resulting reduced mortality rates. The stepwise implementation of different crew-resource management strategies in stroke care at our tertiary stroke centre has helped to speed up process times significantly, and to improve patient safety and staff satisfaction. Here, we summarise our experience in adapting different crew-resource management tools to acute stroke care, sharing specific tools that have proven valuable in our hands, and we encourage colleagues to implement such strategies in acute stroke care.
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- Laurent M Willems
- Epilepsy Center Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Goethe-University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,Department of Neurology, Goethe-University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Goethe-University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Goethe-University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Goethe-University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Wu TY, Coleman E, Wright SL, Mason DF, Reimers J, Duncan R, Griffiths M, Hurrell M, Dixon D, Weaver J, Meretoja A, Fink JN. Helsinki Stroke Model Is Transferrable With "Real-World" Resources and Reduced Stroke Thrombolysis Delay to 34 min in Christchurch. Front Neurol 2018; 9:290. [PMID: 29760676 PMCID: PMC5937050 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2018.00290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2018] [Accepted: 04/16/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Background Christchurch hospital is a tertiary hospital in New Zealand supported by five general neurologists with after-hours services provided mainly by onsite non-neurology medical residents. We assessed the transferrability and impact of the Helsinki Stroke model on stroke thrombolysis door-to-needle time (DNT) in Christchurch hospital. Methods Key components of the Helsinki Stroke model were implemented first in 2015 with introduction of patient pre-notification and thrombolysis by the computed tomography (CT) suite, followed by implementation of direct transfer to CT on ambulance stretcher in May 2017. Data from the prospective thrombolysis registry which began in 2012 were analyzed for the impact of these interventions on median DNT. Results Between May and December 2017, 46 patients were treated with alteplase, 25 (54%) patients were treated in-hours (08:00–17:00 non-public holiday weekdays) and 21 (46%) patients were treated after-hours. The in-hours, after-hours, and overall median (interquartile range) DNTs were 34 (28–43), 47 (38–60), and 40 (30–51) minutes. The corresponding times in 2012–2014 prior to interventions were 87 (68–106), 86 (72–116), and 87 (71–112) minutes, representing median DNT reduction of 53, 39, and 47 minutes, respectively (p-values <0.01). The interventions also resulted in significant reductions in the overall median door-to-CT time (from 49 to 19 min), CT-to-needle time (32 to 20 min) and onset-to-needle time (168 to 120 min). Conclusion The Helsinki stroke model is transferrable with real-world resources and reduced stroke DNT in Christchurch by over 50%.
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- Teddy Y Wu
- Department of Neurology, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Department of Neurology, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Department of Neurology, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Department of Neurology, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Department of Neurology, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Department of Neurology, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Department of Neurology, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Department of Radiology, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Department of Neurology, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Neurology, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand
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Khan M, Baird GL, Price T, Tubergen T, Kaskar O, De Jesus M, Zachariah J, Oostema A, Scurek R, Coleman RR, Sherman W, Hingtgen C, Abdelhak T, Smith B, Silver B. Stroke code simulation benefits advanced practice providers similar to neurology residents. Neurol Clin Pract 2018; 8:116-119. [PMID: 29708218 DOI: 10.1212/cpj.0000000000000435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2017] [Accepted: 01/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Background Advanced practice providers (APPs) are important members of stroke teams. Stroke code simulations offer valuable experience in the evaluation and treatment of stroke patients without compromising patient care. We hypothesized that simulation training would increase APP confidence, comfort level, and preparedness in leading a stroke code similar to neurology residents. Methods This is a prospective quasi-experimental, pretest/posttest study. Nine APPs and 9 neurology residents participated in 3 standardized simulated cases to determine need for IV thrombolysis, thrombectomy, and blood pressure management for intracerebral hemorrhage. Emergency medicine physicians and neurologists were preceptors. APPs and residents completed a survey before and after the simulation. Generalized mixed modeling assuming a binomial distribution was used to evaluate change. Results On a 5-point Likert scale (1 = strongly disagree and 5 = strongly agree), confidence in leading a stroke code increased from 2.4 to 4.2 (p < 0.05) among APPs. APPs reported improved comfort level in rapidly assessing a stroke patient for thrombolytics (3.1-4.2; p < 0.05), making the decision to give thrombolytics (2.8 vs 4.2; p < 0.05), and assessing a patient for embolectomy (2.4-4.0; p < 0.05). There was no difference in the improvement observed in all the survey questions as compared to neurology residents. Conclusion Simulation training is a beneficial part of medical education for APPs and should be considered in addition to traditional didactics and clinical training. Further research is needed to determine whether simulation education of APPs results in improved treatment times and outcomes of acute stroke patients.
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- Muhib Khan
- Division of Neurology, Neuroscience Institute (MK, OK, MDJ, JZ, RRC, WS, CH, TA, B Smith), Department of Accreditation and Regulations (TP), and Nursing Administration (TT), Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids; Department of Emergency Medicine (AO) and Department of Clinical Neuroscience, College of Human Medicine (MK, OK, MDJ, JZ, RRC, WS, CH, TA, B Smith), Michigan State University, East Lansing; Lifespan Biostatistics Core (GLB), Rhode Island Hospital; Department of Diagnostic Imaging (GLB), Warren Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI; Emergency Care Specialists (RS), Grand Rapids, MI; and Department of Neurology (B Silver), University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester
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- Division of Neurology, Neuroscience Institute (MK, OK, MDJ, JZ, RRC, WS, CH, TA, B Smith), Department of Accreditation and Regulations (TP), and Nursing Administration (TT), Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids; Department of Emergency Medicine (AO) and Department of Clinical Neuroscience, College of Human Medicine (MK, OK, MDJ, JZ, RRC, WS, CH, TA, B Smith), Michigan State University, East Lansing; Lifespan Biostatistics Core (GLB), Rhode Island Hospital; Department of Diagnostic Imaging (GLB), Warren Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI; Emergency Care Specialists (RS), Grand Rapids, MI; and Department of Neurology (B Silver), University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester
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- Division of Neurology, Neuroscience Institute (MK, OK, MDJ, JZ, RRC, WS, CH, TA, B Smith), Department of Accreditation and Regulations (TP), and Nursing Administration (TT), Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids; Department of Emergency Medicine (AO) and Department of Clinical Neuroscience, College of Human Medicine (MK, OK, MDJ, JZ, RRC, WS, CH, TA, B Smith), Michigan State University, East Lansing; Lifespan Biostatistics Core (GLB), Rhode Island Hospital; Department of Diagnostic Imaging (GLB), Warren Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI; Emergency Care Specialists (RS), Grand Rapids, MI; and Department of Neurology (B Silver), University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester
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- Division of Neurology, Neuroscience Institute (MK, OK, MDJ, JZ, RRC, WS, CH, TA, B Smith), Department of Accreditation and Regulations (TP), and Nursing Administration (TT), Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids; Department of Emergency Medicine (AO) and Department of Clinical Neuroscience, College of Human Medicine (MK, OK, MDJ, JZ, RRC, WS, CH, TA, B Smith), Michigan State University, East Lansing; Lifespan Biostatistics Core (GLB), Rhode Island Hospital; Department of Diagnostic Imaging (GLB), Warren Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI; Emergency Care Specialists (RS), Grand Rapids, MI; and Department of Neurology (B Silver), University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester
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- Division of Neurology, Neuroscience Institute (MK, OK, MDJ, JZ, RRC, WS, CH, TA, B Smith), Department of Accreditation and Regulations (TP), and Nursing Administration (TT), Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids; Department of Emergency Medicine (AO) and Department of Clinical Neuroscience, College of Human Medicine (MK, OK, MDJ, JZ, RRC, WS, CH, TA, B Smith), Michigan State University, East Lansing; Lifespan Biostatistics Core (GLB), Rhode Island Hospital; Department of Diagnostic Imaging (GLB), Warren Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI; Emergency Care Specialists (RS), Grand Rapids, MI; and Department of Neurology (B Silver), University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester
| | - Michelle De Jesus
- Division of Neurology, Neuroscience Institute (MK, OK, MDJ, JZ, RRC, WS, CH, TA, B Smith), Department of Accreditation and Regulations (TP), and Nursing Administration (TT), Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids; Department of Emergency Medicine (AO) and Department of Clinical Neuroscience, College of Human Medicine (MK, OK, MDJ, JZ, RRC, WS, CH, TA, B Smith), Michigan State University, East Lansing; Lifespan Biostatistics Core (GLB), Rhode Island Hospital; Department of Diagnostic Imaging (GLB), Warren Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI; Emergency Care Specialists (RS), Grand Rapids, MI; and Department of Neurology (B Silver), University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester
| | - Joseph Zachariah
- Division of Neurology, Neuroscience Institute (MK, OK, MDJ, JZ, RRC, WS, CH, TA, B Smith), Department of Accreditation and Regulations (TP), and Nursing Administration (TT), Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids; Department of Emergency Medicine (AO) and Department of Clinical Neuroscience, College of Human Medicine (MK, OK, MDJ, JZ, RRC, WS, CH, TA, B Smith), Michigan State University, East Lansing; Lifespan Biostatistics Core (GLB), Rhode Island Hospital; Department of Diagnostic Imaging (GLB), Warren Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI; Emergency Care Specialists (RS), Grand Rapids, MI; and Department of Neurology (B Silver), University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester
| | - Adam Oostema
- Division of Neurology, Neuroscience Institute (MK, OK, MDJ, JZ, RRC, WS, CH, TA, B Smith), Department of Accreditation and Regulations (TP), and Nursing Administration (TT), Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids; Department of Emergency Medicine (AO) and Department of Clinical Neuroscience, College of Human Medicine (MK, OK, MDJ, JZ, RRC, WS, CH, TA, B Smith), Michigan State University, East Lansing; Lifespan Biostatistics Core (GLB), Rhode Island Hospital; Department of Diagnostic Imaging (GLB), Warren Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI; Emergency Care Specialists (RS), Grand Rapids, MI; and Department of Neurology (B Silver), University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester
| | - Raymond Scurek
- Division of Neurology, Neuroscience Institute (MK, OK, MDJ, JZ, RRC, WS, CH, TA, B Smith), Department of Accreditation and Regulations (TP), and Nursing Administration (TT), Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids; Department of Emergency Medicine (AO) and Department of Clinical Neuroscience, College of Human Medicine (MK, OK, MDJ, JZ, RRC, WS, CH, TA, B Smith), Michigan State University, East Lansing; Lifespan Biostatistics Core (GLB), Rhode Island Hospital; Department of Diagnostic Imaging (GLB), Warren Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI; Emergency Care Specialists (RS), Grand Rapids, MI; and Department of Neurology (B Silver), University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester
| | - Robert R Coleman
- Division of Neurology, Neuroscience Institute (MK, OK, MDJ, JZ, RRC, WS, CH, TA, B Smith), Department of Accreditation and Regulations (TP), and Nursing Administration (TT), Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids; Department of Emergency Medicine (AO) and Department of Clinical Neuroscience, College of Human Medicine (MK, OK, MDJ, JZ, RRC, WS, CH, TA, B Smith), Michigan State University, East Lansing; Lifespan Biostatistics Core (GLB), Rhode Island Hospital; Department of Diagnostic Imaging (GLB), Warren Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI; Emergency Care Specialists (RS), Grand Rapids, MI; and Department of Neurology (B Silver), University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester
| | - Wendy Sherman
- Division of Neurology, Neuroscience Institute (MK, OK, MDJ, JZ, RRC, WS, CH, TA, B Smith), Department of Accreditation and Regulations (TP), and Nursing Administration (TT), Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids; Department of Emergency Medicine (AO) and Department of Clinical Neuroscience, College of Human Medicine (MK, OK, MDJ, JZ, RRC, WS, CH, TA, B Smith), Michigan State University, East Lansing; Lifespan Biostatistics Core (GLB), Rhode Island Hospital; Department of Diagnostic Imaging (GLB), Warren Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI; Emergency Care Specialists (RS), Grand Rapids, MI; and Department of Neurology (B Silver), University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester
| | - Cynthia Hingtgen
- Division of Neurology, Neuroscience Institute (MK, OK, MDJ, JZ, RRC, WS, CH, TA, B Smith), Department of Accreditation and Regulations (TP), and Nursing Administration (TT), Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids; Department of Emergency Medicine (AO) and Department of Clinical Neuroscience, College of Human Medicine (MK, OK, MDJ, JZ, RRC, WS, CH, TA, B Smith), Michigan State University, East Lansing; Lifespan Biostatistics Core (GLB), Rhode Island Hospital; Department of Diagnostic Imaging (GLB), Warren Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI; Emergency Care Specialists (RS), Grand Rapids, MI; and Department of Neurology (B Silver), University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester
| | - Tamer Abdelhak
- Division of Neurology, Neuroscience Institute (MK, OK, MDJ, JZ, RRC, WS, CH, TA, B Smith), Department of Accreditation and Regulations (TP), and Nursing Administration (TT), Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids; Department of Emergency Medicine (AO) and Department of Clinical Neuroscience, College of Human Medicine (MK, OK, MDJ, JZ, RRC, WS, CH, TA, B Smith), Michigan State University, East Lansing; Lifespan Biostatistics Core (GLB), Rhode Island Hospital; Department of Diagnostic Imaging (GLB), Warren Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI; Emergency Care Specialists (RS), Grand Rapids, MI; and Department of Neurology (B Silver), University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester
| | - Brien Smith
- Division of Neurology, Neuroscience Institute (MK, OK, MDJ, JZ, RRC, WS, CH, TA, B Smith), Department of Accreditation and Regulations (TP), and Nursing Administration (TT), Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids; Department of Emergency Medicine (AO) and Department of Clinical Neuroscience, College of Human Medicine (MK, OK, MDJ, JZ, RRC, WS, CH, TA, B Smith), Michigan State University, East Lansing; Lifespan Biostatistics Core (GLB), Rhode Island Hospital; Department of Diagnostic Imaging (GLB), Warren Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI; Emergency Care Specialists (RS), Grand Rapids, MI; and Department of Neurology (B Silver), University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester
| | - Brian Silver
- Division of Neurology, Neuroscience Institute (MK, OK, MDJ, JZ, RRC, WS, CH, TA, B Smith), Department of Accreditation and Regulations (TP), and Nursing Administration (TT), Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids; Department of Emergency Medicine (AO) and Department of Clinical Neuroscience, College of Human Medicine (MK, OK, MDJ, JZ, RRC, WS, CH, TA, B Smith), Michigan State University, East Lansing; Lifespan Biostatistics Core (GLB), Rhode Island Hospital; Department of Diagnostic Imaging (GLB), Warren Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI; Emergency Care Specialists (RS), Grand Rapids, MI; and Department of Neurology (B Silver), University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester
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