Open AccessShortening time to reperfusion after transfer from a primary to a comprehensive stroke center
Author(s) -
Denis Sablot,
Geoffroy Farouil,
Alexandre Laverdure,
Caroline Arquizan,
Alain Bonafé
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
neurology. clinical practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.674
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 2163-0933
pISSN - 2163-0402
DOI - 10.1212/cpj.0000000000000675
Subject(s) - center (category theory) , stroke (engine) , medicine , transfer (computing) , primary (astronomy) , physical medicine and rehabilitation , computer science , engineering , physics , chemistry , mechanical engineering , operating system , astronomy , crystallography
This study assessed whether a quality improvement (QI) process to streamline transfer from a primary stroke center (PSC) to a comprehensive stroke center (CSC) could reduce the delay of reperfusion by mechanical thrombectomy (MT).