New study in Delaware revolutionizes stroke treatment protocols, improving access to lifesaving surgery.
- Changing standard procedures for evaluating and treating stroke patients in Delaware has improved access to lifesaving stroke surgery.
- Paramedics in Delaware now evaluate patients for large vessel occlusion and fly them directly to comprehensive stroke centers for thrombectomy.
- Implementation of these changes in 2023 resulted in 100 patients being flown directly to comprehensive stroke centers, with 79% undergoing thrombectomy.
- Patients who received thrombectomy experienced treatment 2-3 hours earlier than if they had gone to a local primary stroke center first.
- The new screening and routing procedures have saved lives and improved outcomes for stroke patients in Delaware, and can be implemented nationwide to increase access to lifesaving treatment.
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