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ArticleJournal of neurointerventional surgery2020

Reducing door-to-reperfusion time in acute stroke endovascular therapy using magnetic resonance imaging as a screening modality.

Yuki Sakamoto, Kentaro Suzuki, Arata Abe, Junya Aoki, Takuya Kanamaru, Yohei Takayama, Takehiro Katano, Akihito Kutsuna, Satoshi Suda, Yasuhiro Nishiyama and 2 more

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Article in Journal of neurointerventional surgery, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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  3. Cost-Effectiveness Study of Initial Imaging Selection in Acute Ischemic Stroke Care.Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR · 2021
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12 authors.

Yuki SakamotoNeurology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan ysakamoto02@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8353-1787
Kentaro SuzukiNeurology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan.
Arata AbeNeurology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan.
Junya AokiNeurology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan.
Takuya KanamaruNeurology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan.
Yohei TakayamaNeurology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan.
Takehiro KatanoNeurology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan.
Akihito KutsunaNeurology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan.
Satoshi SudaNeurology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan.
Yasuhiro NishiyamaNeurology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan.
Chikako NitoNeurology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan.
Kazumi KimuraNeurology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe feasibility of performing MRI first for patients with suspected hyperacute stroke in real-world practice has not been fully examined. Moreover, most past studies of reducing door-to-reperfusion time (DRT) in endovascular treatment (EVT) were conducted using CT. The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of an MRI-first policy and to examine the effects of a quality improvement (QI) process for reducing DRT using MRI.

methodsFrom January 2013 to December 2018, consecutive patients with acute stroke who came to hospital directly and were treated with emergent EVT were prospectively enrolled into the present study. In principle, MRI was performed first for patients with suspected acute stroke. A step-by-step QI process for decreasing DRT was adopted during this period. Time metrics for EVT were compared between specific time periods.

resultsA total of 180 patients (71 women; median age 76 years (range 69-64); National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score 17 (range 10-23)) were included in the present study. More patients in the late phase were managed with the MRI-first policy (p<0.001). DRT (199 min in Phase 1, 135 min in Phase 2, 129 min in Phase 3, and 121 min in Phase 4, p<0.001) was significantly reduced across the phases. The percentage of patients with DRT <120 min increased significantly across time periods (p<0.001). Symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage did not increase across phases (p=0.575).

conclusionAn MRI-first policy was feasible, and DRT decreased considerably with a step-by-step QI process. This process may be applicable to other hospitals.

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Time-to-TreatmentAgedAged, 80 and overEndovascular ProceduresFeasibility StudiesFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleProspective StudiesQuality ImprovementReperfusionRetrospective StudiesStrokeThrombolytic TherapyTreatment OutcomeMRIstrokethrombectomy

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PMCPMC7569364

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