Stroke Prevention and Treatment - Rush University Medical Center
Stroke Prevention and Treatment - Rush University Medical Center
Stroke Prevention and Treatment - Rush University Medical Center
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Estimated Impact<br />
• Impact of preferential triage for this<br />
area<br />
– 9000 patients x (35% use EMS) x (50% <<br />
6-hr) x 1.15 (15% false positive) ~ 1812<br />
patients estimated annually (20% of all<br />
strokes)<br />
– 5 under 6-hr patients triaged per day<br />
• Every 50 patients treated at a PSC 1<br />
life is saved (Xian, JAMA 2011)<br />
• Increase tPA rate to 5% 190 more<br />
patients get treated 61 improved<br />
outcome
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