Interhospital transfer before thrombectomy is associated with delayed treatment and worse outcome in the STRATIS registry (systematic evaluation of patients treated with neurothrombectomy devices for acute ischemic stroke).
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-12-2017
Journal Title
Circulation
MeSH Headings
Endovascular Procedures, Hospitals, Humans, Ischemia, Patient Transfer, Prospective Studies, Registries, Stroke, Survival Analysis, Thrombectomy, Time Factors, Treatment Outcome
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Endovascular treatment with mechanical thrombectomy (MT) is beneficial for patients with acute stroke suffering a large-vessel occlusion, although treatment efficacy is highly time-dependent. We hypothesized that interhospital transfer to endovascular-capable centers would result in treatment delays and worse clinical outcomes compared with direct presentation.
METHODS: STRATIS (Systematic Evaluation of Patients Treated With Neurothrombectomy Devices for Acute Ischemic Stroke) was a prospective, multicenter, observational, single-arm study of real-world MT for acute stroke because of anterior-circulation large-vessel occlusion performed at 55 sites over 2 years, including 1000 patients with severe stroke and treated within 8 hours. Patients underwent MT with or without intravenous tissue plasminogen activator and were admitted to endovascular-capable centers via either interhospital transfer or direct presentation. The primary clinical outcome was functional independence (modified Rankin Score 0-2) at 90 days. We assessed (1) real-world time metrics of stroke care delivery, (2) outcome differences between direct and transfer patients undergoing MT, and (3) the potential impact of local hospital bypass.
RESULTS: A total of 984 patients were analyzed. Median onset-to-revascularization time was 202.0 minutes for direct versus 311.5 minutes for transfer patients (
CONCLUSIONS: In this large, real-world study, interhospital transfer was associated with significant treatment delays and lower chance of good outcome. Strategies to facilitate more rapid identification of large-vessel occlusion and direct routing to endovascular-capable centers for patients with severe stroke may improve outcomes.
CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION: URL: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT02239640.
ISSN
1524-4539
First Page
2311
Last Page
2321
Recommended Citation
Froehler, Michael T; Saver, Jeffrey L; Zaidat, Osama O; Jahan, Reza; Aziz-Sultan, Mohammad Ali; Klucznik, Richard P; Haussen, Diogo C; Hellinger, Frank R; Yavagal, Dileep R; Yao, Tom L; Liebeskind, David S; Jadhav, Ashutosh P; Gupta, Rishi; Hassan, Ameer E; Martin, Coleman O; Bozorgchami, Hormozd; Kaushal, Ritesh; Nogueira, Raul G; Gandhi, Ravi H; Peterson, Eric C; Dashti, Shervin R; Given, Curtis A; Mehta, Brijesh P; Deshmukh, Vivek; Starkman, Sidney; Linfante, Italo; McPherson, Scott H; Kvamme, Peter; Grobelny, Thomas J; Hussain, Muhammad S; Thacker, Ike; Vora, Nirav; Chen, Peng Roc; Monteith, Stephen J; Ecker, Robert D.; Schirmer, Clemens M; Sauvageau, Eric; Abou-Chebl, Alex; Derdeyn, Colin P; Maidan, Lucian; Badruddin, Aamir; Siddiqui, Adnan H; Dumont, Travis M; Alhajeri, Abdulnasser; Taqi, M Asif; Asi, Khaled; Carpenter, Jeffrey; Boulos, Alan; Jindal, Gaurav; Puri, Ajit S; Chitale, Rohan; Deshaies, Eric M; Robinson, David H; Kallmes, David F; Baxter, Blaise W; Jumaa, Mouhammad A; Sunenshine, Peter; Majjhoo, Aniel; English, Joey D; Suzuki, Shuichi; Fessler, Richard D; Delgado Almandoz, Josser E; Martin, Jerry C; and Mueller-Kronast, Nils H, "Interhospital transfer before thrombectomy is associated with delayed treatment and worse outcome in the STRATIS registry (systematic evaluation of patients treated with neurothrombectomy devices for acute ischemic stroke)." (2017). MaineHealth Maine Medical Center. 69.
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