Brain Infarction
Conditions
Keywords
endovascular treatment, stroke, large vessel occlusion, telemedicine, helicopter, thrombectomy, mobile interventionalist, flying intervention team
Brief summary
The aim of this study is to compare time delay and safety parameters of stroke patients initially admitted to a rural primary stroke center (PSC) who receive endovascular treatment (EVT) by a Flying Intervention Team with patients who receive EVT after secondary transfer to a comprehensive stroke center (CSC).
Detailed description
A novel health care concept was implemented in the telemedical stroke network TEMPiS (Telemedical Project for integrative Stroke Care) to reduce time delays to EVT in stroke patients with large vessel occlusion: After telemedicine-assisted identification of EVT candidates in a PSC, a Flying Intervention Team (neuroradiologist and angiography assistant) is flown from a CSC via helicopter to the PSC to perform EVT in the local angiography suite. Flying Intervention Team service runs from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Patients remain at local stroke unit for further treatment. Analysis will include time delay to EVT, recanalization, symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage, periprocedural complications, in-hospital complications, and mortality.
Interventions
OTHEREndovascular treatment by Flying Intervention Team
After telemedicine-assisted decision for endovascular treatment, the Flying Intervention Team is transferred via helicopter to the primary stroke center and performs endovascular treatment in the local angiography suite.
Sponsors
Technical University of Munich
University of Regensburg
Munich Municipal Hospital
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Admission to participating primary stroke center (PSC) with acute symptoms of stroke * Telemedicine-supported decision for endovascular treatment (EVT) Inclusion criteria for primary study population: * Occlusion of M1, proximal M2, intracranial internal carotid artery (ICA) or basilar artery * Decision for EVT between 8 a.m. an 10 p.m. * Time from symptom onset to EVT decision within treatment window (0-6 h for M1, M2 and ICA occlusions, 0-24 h for basilar artery occlusions, 0-24 for M1, M2 and ICA occlusions with suitable mismatch in perfusion imaging performed in PSC) * Endovascular treatment in PSC by Flying Intervention Team or in comprehensive stroke center after secondary transfer
Exclusion criteria
for primary study population: * Age \> 85 years * Alberta Stroke Program Early CT score (ASPECTS) \< 6 * Premorbid severe or moderately severe disability (modified Rankin Scale \> 3) * Premorbid serious or advanced illness with high mortality
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Time from decision for endovascular treatment to groin puncture | day 1 | Time from telemedicine-assisted decision for endovascular treatment to initiation of endovascular treatment by groin puncture |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Other procedural times of hyperacute care | day 1 | Other procedural times between symptom onset, admission to PSC, first imaging, decision for endovascular treatment, initiation of endovascular treatment and completion of endovascular treatment |
| Recanalization | day 1 | Proportion of patients with antegrade reperfusion of more than half of the previously occluded target artery ischemic territory after endovascular treatment |
| Symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage | 7 days | Proportion of patients with symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage |
| Time from symptom onset to recanalization | day 1 | Time from symptom onset to recanalization of previously occluded target artery by endovascular treatment |
| Periprocedural complications | day 1 | Proportion of patients with periprocedural, endovascular treatment associated complications |
| In-hospital complications | 7 days | Proportion of patients with other in-hospital complications |
| In-hospital death or palliative care | 7 days | In-hospital death or decision for palliative care |
Countries
Germany
Outcome results
None listed