Prehospital notification can effectively reduce in-hospital delay for thrombolysis in acute stroke

摘要

Aim: To reduce in-hospital intervals by developing a prehospital notification (PHN) protocol which directly notifies a neurologist to prepare for possible treatment. Methods: A 24/7 connection was established between emergency medical services dispatch and the on-call neurologist. A database of all patients with in-hospital stroke code activation was developed, door-to-computed tomography (CT) time and door-to-needle time was recorded from January 2013 to December 2016. The statistical results were considered significant at p??0.05. Result: PHN resulted in a significant reduction in door-to-CT time (median 14 vs?20; p??0.001). Among patients who were treated with intravenous thrombolysis, door-to-needle time was significantly shorter in patients with PHN compared with non-PHN group (median 42 vs?70; p??0.001). Conclusion: PHN effectively reduced door-to-CT and door-to-needle times.