Renal disease is not associated with delays in hyperacute stroke management in South Australia.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Goh, Rudy; Bacchi, Stephen; Kovoor, Joshua G; Gupta, Aashray K; Tan, Sheryn; Stretton, Brandon; Ovenden, Christopher D; To, Minh‐Son; Moey, Andrew; Schultz, David; Li, Jordan Y; Juneja, Rajiv; Kleinig, Timothy; Jannes, Jim
- Source
- Emergency Medicine Australasia. Jun2024, Vol. 36 Issue 3, p479-481. 3p.
- Subject
- *STROKE treatment
*STROKE units
*PATIENTS
*THROMBOLYTIC therapy
*HOSPITAL admission & discharge
*PATIENT care
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*LONGITUDINAL method
*TREATMENT delay (Medicine)
*KIDNEY diseases
- Language
- ISSN
- 1742-6731
Objective: The aims of the present study were to determine how renal disease is associated with the time to receive hyperacute stroke care. Methods: The present study involved a 5‐year cohort of all patients admitted to stroke units in South Australia. Results: In those with pre‐existing renal disease there were no significant differences in the time taken to receive a scan, thrombolysis or endovascular thrombectomy. Conclusions: The present study shows that in protocolised settings there were no significant delays in hyperacute stroke management for patients with renal disease. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]