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ACTA NEUROLOGICA SCANDINAVICA
卷 136, 期 1, 页码 17-23出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/ane.12687
关键词
biomarkers; blood sampling; diagnostics; emergency medical services; stroke
资金
- University of Helsinki
- Sigrid Juselius foundation
- Helsinki University Hospital
- Inkeri & Mauri Vanska foundation
ObjectivesBlood-based biomarkers could enable early and cost-effective diagnostics for acute stroke patients in the prehospital setting to support early initiation of treatments. To facilitate development of ultra-acute biomarkers, we set out to implement large-scale prehospital blood sampling and determine feasibility and diagnostic timesavings of this approach. Materials and MethodsEmergency medical services (EMS) personnel of the Helsinki metropolitan area were trained to collect prehospital blood samples from thrombolysis candidates using a cannula adapter technique. Time delays, sample quality, and logistics were investigated between May 20, 2013 and May 19, 2014. ResultsPrehospital blood sampling and study recruiting were successfully performed for 430 thrombolysis candidates, of which 50% had ischemic stroke, 14.4% TIA, 13.5% hemorrhagic stroke, and 22.1% stroke mimics. A total of 66.3% of all samples were collected during non-office hours. The median (interquartile range) emergency call to prehospital sample time was 33minutes (25-41), and the median time from reported symptom onset or wake-up to prehospital sample was 53minutes (38-85; n=394). Prehospital sampling was performed 31minutes (25-42) earlier than hospital admission blood sampling and 37minutes (30-47) earlier than admission neuroimaging. Hemolysis rate in serum and plasma samples was 6.5% and 9.3% for EMS samples, and 0.7% and 1.6% for admission samples. ConclusionsPrehospital biomarker sampling can be implemented in all EMS units and provides a median timesaving of more than 30minutes to first blood sample. Large prehospital sample sets will enable development of novel ambulance biomarkers to improve early differential diagnosis and treatment of thrombolysis candidates.
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