Door in door out and transportation times in 2 telestroke networks

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Inter-hospital transfer is important in the treatment of acute stroke. We sought to assess door in to door out (DIDO) time at spoke sites, and transportation time between spoke sites and thrombectomy-capable stroke center (TSC) in 2 large, rural telestroke networks. METHODS: Records of patients treated with tissue plasminogen activator through 2 telestroke networks between March 2017 and December 2017 were reviewed. Mann-Whitney test was used to compare median times, and a generalized linear regression model was used to predict the total time of care controlling for transportation distance. RESULTS: = 0.034). CONCLUSION: In the included telestroke networks, the sDTG time is longer when CTA is conducted at spoke site prior to transportation to TSC. New strategies are urgently needed to decrease sDTG when CTA is done prior to transfer to TSC.