1. Rapid Identification of Patients Eligible for Direct Emergent Computed Tomography Angiography during Acute Ischemic Stroke: The DARE-PACE Assessment
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Giou-Teng Yiang, Yun-Hao Chen, Pei-Ya Chen, Cheng-Lun Hsiao, and Shinn-Kuang Lin
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Clinical Biochemistry ,acute ischemic stroke ,computed tomography angiography ,DARE-PACE assessment ,endovascular thrombectomy ,NIHSS ,cardiovascular diseases ,nervous system diseases - Abstract
Background: We investigated the clinical signs to establish a method for rapid identification of patients with the National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score ≥ 8 eligible for direct brain CTA study; Methods: We retrospectively enrolled 2895 in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS). Four items in the NIHSS were selected as the main clinical signs of stroke; Results: A total of 922 (31.8%) patients had an initial NIHSS score of ≥8. The average door-to-CT time and door-to-CTA time were 13.4 ± 1.8 and 75.5 ± 44.5 min, respectively. Among 658 patients who had the priority signs, namely dense hemiplegia (D), aphasia with right arm drop (AR), and eyeball forced deviation (E), 634 patients (96.4%) with an NIHSS score ≥ 8 were identified. By using a classification and regression tree analysis, 153 patients with an NIHSS ≥ 8 were identified among 175 patients (87.4%) who had the secondary signs, namely hemiparesis with limb falls (P), aphasia (A), drowsy or worse consciousness (C), and eyeball limitation (E). The sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy were 85.4%, 97.7%, and 95.3%, respectively. Conclusions: The DARE-PACE assessment involving a checkbox list provides excellent accuracy for rapid identification of AIS patients with an NIHSS score ≥ 8 for direct CTA study to reduce the time delay for endovascular thrombectomy.
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- 2022
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