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Ischemic Stroke
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Current trends in the acute treatment of ischemic stroke: analysis from the Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Program
  1. Ganesh Asaithambi1,
  2. Xin Tong2,
  3. Kamakshi Lakshminarayan3,
  4. Sallyann M Coleman King2,
  5. Mary G George2
  1. 1 United Hospital, Allina Health, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
  2. 2 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
  3. 3 University of Minnesota Medical School Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
  1. Correspondence to Dr Ganesh Asaithambi, United Hospital, Allina Health, St. Paul, MN 55102, USA; ganesh785{at}gmail.com

Abstract

Background The intra-arterial treatment (IAT) of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is now evidence-based and given the highest level of recommendation among eligible patients. Using a multi-state stroke registry, we studied the trend in IAT among patients with AIS over 11 years and its impact on the utilization of intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) within the same 11 years.

Methods Using data from the Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Program (PCNASP), we studied trends in IVT and IAT for patients with AIS between 2008 and 2018. Trends over time were examined for rates of IVT only, IAT only, or a combination of IVT and IAT (IVT+IAT). Favorable outcome was defined as discharge to home.

Results During the study period there were 595 677 patients (mean age 70.4 years, 50.4% women) from 646 participating hospitals with a clinical diagnosis of AIS in the PCNASP. Trends for IVT only, IAT only, and IVT+IAT all significantly increased over time (P<0.001). Total use of IVT and IAT increased from 7% in 2008 to 19.1% in 2018. The rate of patients discharged to home increased significantly over time among all treatment groups (P<0.001).

Conclusion In our large registry-based analysis, we observed a significant increase in the use of IAT for the treatment of AIS, with continued increases in the use of IVT. Concurrently, the percent of patients with favorable outcomes continued to increase.

  • stroke

https://doi.org/10.1136/neurintsurg-2019-015133

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors GA: conception, study design, manuscript preparation. XT: conception, study design, data collection, manuscript preparation. KL: conception, study design, manuscript preparation. SMCK: conception, study design, manuscript preparation. MGG: conception, study design, data collection, manuscript preparation.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Disclaimer The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

    • Competing interests KL is a member of the adverse event committee for Abbott/St Jude Medical.

    • Patient consent for publication Not required.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.

    • Data availability statement All data relevant to the study are included in the article or uploaded as supplementary information.