Tag: RACECAT trial
Stroke transfer protocols: what does the road ahead look like?
A number of somewhat conflicting studies have been published over the past year regarding triage and transport protocols for stroke. In light of the...
US neurointerventionists argue recent data “affirm” benefits of direct stroke triage
In an editor's column published recently in the Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery (JNIS), leading members of the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery (SNIS) have argued that the entire body...
Latest TRIAGE-STROKE and RACECAT data put the brakes on alternative stroke...
Recently published data from two large randomised controlled trials (RCTs) have indicated there may be minimal benefits—or even negative effects—associated with bypassing local or...
RACECAT trial comparing transfer of acute stroke patients enrols 715 patients
The preliminary results of the RACECAT trial—a study comparing transfer of acute stroke patients with suspected large vessel occlusion (LVO) to the closest local...
