Publications by authors named "A Pellise"
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the impact of vascular imaging (VI) on patient workflows at local stroke centers (LSCs) in managing large vessel occlusion (LVO) strokes, using data from the RACECAT Trial.
- It compares outcomes for patients with and without VI upon arrival at LSCs, focusing on transfer rates, thrombectomy candidacy, and workflow times.
- Results indicate that VI acquisition leads to fewer unnecessary transfers and improved outcomes in thrombectomy procedures, suggesting its potential benefits need further research across different settings.
The Role of Vascular Imaging atReferral Centers in the Drip and Ship Paradigm.
J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis
January 2022
Background: In drip-and-ship protocols, non-invasive vascular imaging (NIVI) at Referral Centers (RC), although recommended, is not consistently performed and its value is uncertain. We evaluated the role of NIVI at RC, comparing patients with (VI+) and without (VI-) vascular imaging in several outcomes.
Methods: Observational, multicenter study from a prospective government-mandated population-based registry of code stroke patients.
Background: The evolution of the symptomatic intracranial occlusion during transfers from primary stroke centers (PSCs) to comprehensive stroke centers (CSCs) for endovascular treatment (EVT) is not widely known. Our aim was to identify factors related to partial or complete recanalization (REC) at CSC arrival in patients with a documented large vessel occlusion (LVO) in PSC transferred for EVT evaluation to better define the workflow at CSC of this group of patients.
Methods: We conducted an observational, multicenter study from a prospective, government-mandated, population-based registry of stroke patients with documented LVO at PSC transferred to CSC for EVT from January 2017 to June 2019.
Background And Purpose: The percentage of patients with clinical total anterior circulation infarct (TACI) syndrome treated with reperfusion therapies in the absence of intracranial large-vessel occlusion (ILVO) was determined and their characteristics and outcome are described.
Methods: Data from a population-based, prospective, externally audited registry of all stroke patients treated with intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) and endovascular therapies in Catalonia from January 2011 to December 2013 were used. Patients with a baseline TACI and initial stroke severity measured by the National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) ≥ 8, evaluated less than 4.
Background And Purpose: Since demonstration of the benefit of endovascular treatment (EVT) in acute ischemic stroke patients with proximal arterial occlusion, stroke care systems need to be reorganized to deliver EVT in a timely and equitable way. We analyzed differences in the access to EVT by geographical areas in Catalonia, a territory with a highly decentralized stroke model.
Methods: We studied 965 patients treated with EVT from a prospective multicenter population-based registry of stroke patients treated with reperfusion therapies in Catalonia, Spain (SONIIA).