B.2 Short-term outcome in simultaneous acute code stroke activations in the emergency department

Abstract

Background: We aim to assess the effect of simultaneous acute code stroke activation(ACSA) in patients undergoing reperfusion therapies in the emergency department on home time at 90 days. Methods: We assessed ACSA over 20 months from the QuICR(Quality Improvement and Clinical Research Alberta Stroke Program) Registry. We defined Simultaneous reperfusion therapy as, ACSA within 60 min of the arrival of any patient receiving intravenous thrombolysis or ACSA within 150 min of the arrival of any patient receiving endovascular thrombectomy (based on the Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale, average localdoor-to-needle and door-to-puncture times)Results: A total of 2607 ACSA occurred at a mean±SD of 130.8±17.1 per month during the study period. 545 (20.9%) underwent acute reperfusion therapy with a mean age of 70.6±14.2 years, 45.9%(n=254) were female and a median (IQR) NIHSS of 13(8-18). Simultaneous reperfusion therapies occurred in 189(34.6%). There was no difference in the median door-to-CT time between the simultaneous (16, 11-23 min) and non-simultaneous (15, 11–21 min, p=0.3) activations. There was no difference in the median home time at 90 days between the two groups. Conclusions: Simultaneous ACSA occurs in one-third of patients receiving acute reperfusion therapies. An optimal workflow may help mitigate the clinical and system burden associated with simultaneity.