ArticleInternational journal of emergency medicine2020
A rapid response-type doctor car system shortened time to intravenous thrombolytic therapy for patients with ischemic stroke: an observational study at a single emergency center in Japan.
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- Development and Validation of a Machine Learning Model to Predict Post-dispatch Cancellation of Physician-staffed Rapid Car.Juntendo Iji zasshi = Juntendo medical journal · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundFor patients with ischemic stroke, rapid reperfusion therapy is extremely important. In April 2015, our medical center introduced a rapid response-type doctor car (RRC) system. Here, an emergency medical team, including a physician, is dispatched to the patient's prehospital location. The team then assesses the patient and, if necessary, initiates infusion therapy, excluding thrombolytic therapy. Before arriving at the hospital, a prehospital physician orders the preparation of diagnostic tools and conducts an early consultation to a neurologist in order to begin thrombolytic therapy more swiftly. This study aimed to determine whether the RRC system shortened the time to commence intravenous reperfusion therapy in patients with ischemic stroke. This was a retrospective observational study conducted at a tertiary emergency center in Japan. Cases of patients with ischemic stroke who underwent intravenous thrombolytic therapy from January 2015 to December 2018 were enrolled. They were divided into two groups: RRC group (intervened by RRC system) and non-RRC group (not intervened by RRC system). The groups' door-to-needle (DTN) time was compared.
resultsDuring the study period, 140 patients received intravenous thrombolytic therapy. Among those, 28 were in the RRC group and 28 received the usual prehospital care. Of 56 patients, the median age was 82 years old, and 42.9% of patients were male. The median NIHSS was 14 (IQR 10-21). As for demographics, there were no significant differences between the two groups. Median DTN time was 67 min (IQR 55-79) in RRC group vs. 81 min (IQR 69-107) in usual care group, respectively (P < 0.05).
conclusionIn this study, patients with ischemic stroke in RRC group received intravenous thrombolytic therapy in a shorter time compared to the group that received usual care.
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