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J Neurointerv Surg ; 15(e1): e86-e92, 2023 Sep.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35896319

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BACKGROUND: Delays to endovascular therapy (EVT) for stroke may be mitigated with direct field triage to EVT centers. We sought to compare times to treatment over a 5.5 year span between two adjacent states, one with field triage and one without, served by a single comprehensive stroke center (CSC). METHODS: During the study period, one of the two states implemented severity-based triage for suspected emergent large vessel occlusion, while in the other state, patients were transported to the closest hospital regardless of severity. We compared times to treatment and clinical outcomes between these two states. We also performed a matched pairs analysis, matching on date treated and distance from field to CSC. RESULTS: 639 patients met the inclusion criteria, 407 in State 1 (with field triage) and 232 in State 2 (without field triage). In State 1, scene to EVT decreased 6% (or 8.13 min, p=0.0004) every year but no decrease was observed for State 2 (<1%, p=0.94). Cumulatively over 5.5 years, there was a reduction of 43 min in time to EVT in State 1, but no change in State 2. Lower rates of disability were seen in State 1, both for the entire cohort (all OR 1.22, 95% CI 1.07 to 1.40, p=0.0032) and for those independent at baseline (1.36, 95% CI 1.15 to 1.59, p=0.0003). CONCLUSIONS: Comparing adjacent states over time, the implementation of severity-based field triage significantly reduced time to EVT.


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Procedimentos Endovasculares , Acidente Vascular Cerebral , Humanos , Triagem , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/diagnóstico , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/cirurgia , Trombectomia , Fatores de Tempo
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J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open ; 1(4): 392-402, 2020 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33000062

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OBJECTIVE: In response to concerns about patient care and safety, our urban, tertiary care, Level 1 trauma center adult emergency department (ED) created an advanced practice provider-staffed critical care step-down unit (CCSU). We conducted a comprehensive evaluation of the CCSU's impact on patient care, safety, and ED operations. METHODS: We compared ED length of stay, return visits to the ED within 72 hours, billing code assignments (current procedural terminology evaluation and management [CPT E&M] codes), and quality of electronic health record documentation per QNOTE for the 2 years after the CCSU was initiated (CCSU period) versus before its initiation (pre-CCSU period). RESULTS: There were 31,418 critical care ED patient visits in the pre-CCSU period and 33,396 in the CCSU period. Median ED length of stay did not change overall between the CCSU versus pre-CCSU period (∆1 [95% confidence interval (CI) = -2.4, 4.4] minutes), but decreased for patients who remained in the critical care suites (∆-4 [95% CI = -7.8, -0.2] minutes). 72-hour return ED visits also did not change overall (∆0% [95% CI = -0.1, 0]), but decreased for patients who remained in the critical care suites (∆0.4% [95% CI = -0.05, -0.4]). CPT E&M billing increased for highest-level visits (99,291: ∆1.3% [95% CI= 0.5, 2.0]). Quality of electronic health record documentation as measured by QNOTE also improved (∆11.5% [95% CI = 4.9, 18.1]). CONCLUSION: This ED's CCSU performance metrics indicate at least moderate improvement in ED length of stay, 72-hour return visits, critical care patient billing, and electronic health record documentation. EDs elsewhere can consider implementation of this advanced practice provider-staffed solution to improvement in critical care in ED.

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J Neurointerv Surg ; 12(4): 370-373, 2020 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30530770

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BACKGROUND: Following the results of randomized clinical trials supporting the use of mechanical thrombectomy (MT) with tissue plasminogen activator for emergent large vessel occlusion (ELVO), our state Stroke Task Force convened to: update legislation to recognize differences between Primary Stroke Centers (PSCs) and Comprehensive Stroke Centers (CSCs); and update Emergency Medical Services (EMS) protocols to triage direct transport of suspected ELVO patients to CSCs. PURPOSE: We developed a single-session training curriculum for EMS personnel focused on the Los Angeles Motor Scale (LAMS) score, its use to correctly triage patients as CSC-appropriate in the field, and our state-wide EMS stroke protocol. We assessed the effect of our training on EMS knowledge. METHODS: We assembled a focus group to develop a training curriculum and assessment questions that would mimic real-life conditions under which EMS personnel operate. Ten questions were formulated to assess content knowledge before and after training, and scores were compared using generalized mixed models. RESULTS: Training was provided for 179 EMS providers throughout the state.Average pre-test score was 52.4% (95% CI 49% to 56%). Average post-test score was 85.6% (83%-88%, P<0.0001). Each of the 10 questions was individually assessed and all showed significant gains in EMS knowledge after training (P<0.0001). CONCLUSIONS: A brief educational intervention results in substantial improvements in EMS knowledge of prehospital stroke severity scales and severity-based field triage protocols. Further study is needed to establish whether these gains in knowledge result in improved real-world performance.


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Serviços Médicos de Emergência/métodos , Pessoal de Saúde/educação , Trombólise Mecânica/educação , Trombólise Mecânica/métodos , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/terapia , Triagem/métodos , Serviço Hospitalar de Emergência , Feminino , Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde , Humanos , Masculino , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/diagnóstico , Ativador de Plasminogênio Tecidual/administração & dosagem
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J Neuroimaging ; 29(4): 463-466, 2019 07.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30900276

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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: There is evidence suggesting that Los Angeles Motor Scale (LAMS) ≥ 4 predicts large vessel occlusion (LVO). We aim to determine whether atrial fibrillation (AF) can improve the ability of LAMS in predicting LVO. METHODS: We included consecutive patients with a discharge diagnosis of ischemic stroke admitted within 24 hours from last known normal time who underwent emergent vascular imaging using a computerized tomography angiography (CTA) of the head and neck. LVO was defined as intracranial internal carotid artery, proximal middle cerebral artery (M1 or proximal M2 segment), or basilar occlusion. LAMS was determined in the emergency department upon arrival. Univariate and multivariable models were performed to identify predictors of LVO and to determine whether AF improves the ability of LAMS to predict LVO. RESULTS: Among 1,234 patients admitted with ischemic stroke, 862 underwent emergent vascular imaging (69.8%) out of which 374 (43.4%) had evidence of LVO and 207 (24%) underwent mechanical thrombectomy. In multivariable models, predictors of LVO were LAMS (OR 1.42 per one point increase 95% CI 1.29-1.57) and AF (OR 1.95 95% CI 1.26-3.02, P < .001). We developed the LAMS-AF that includes the LAMS score and adds two points if AF is present. In this analysis, LAMS-AF (AUC .78) had improved prediction over LAMS (AUC .76) in predicting LVO and lead to reclassification of 8/68 patients (11.8%) with LAMS = 3 group into the high-risk LVO group. CONCLUSION: In patients with LAMS = 3, using the LAMS-AF score may improve the ability of LAMS in predicting LVO. Larger studies are needed to confirm our findings.


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Arteriopatias Oclusivas/diagnóstico por imagem , Fibrilação Atrial/diagnóstico , Isquemia Encefálica/diagnóstico por imagem , Artéria Carótida Interna/diagnóstico por imagem , Artéria Cerebral Média/diagnóstico por imagem , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/diagnóstico por imagem , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Isquemia Encefálica/diagnóstico , Isquemia Encefálica/fisiopatologia , Angiografia por Tomografia Computadorizada , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Valor Preditivo dos Testes , Medição de Risco , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X
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J Pharm Pharmacol ; 65(9): 1354-9, 2013 Sep.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23927474

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OBJECTIVES: In this work was to evaluate the cytotoxic activity of a series of monomeric group 3 and lanthanide (N,N,N)-heteroscorpionate-triflate complexes (M (OTf) 2 (cybpamd) (THF)) (Ln = Sc (2), Y (3), La (4), Nd (5), Sm (6), Dy (7), Yb (8); OTf = SO3CF3; cybpamd = N, N'-dicyclohexyl-2,2-bis-(3,5-dimethyl-pyrazol-1-yl)-acetamidinate) having octahedral geometry around the metal atoms on the human epithelial lung adenocarcinoma (A549), human melanoma (A375), human cervical epithelial adenocarcinoma, human embryonic kidney (HEK-293) and murine macrophages (J774.A1) cell lines. METHODS: All the tested compounds were incubated with cells for 72 h and their growth inhibition assessed by using MTT assay. KEY FINDINGS: On the cell line HEK-293 complexes 5 and 7 show a reasonable activities, while the murine macrophage cell line (J774.A1), only the scandium 2 complex is not very active. All complexes tested are poorly active on human health adenocarcinoma lung epithelial (A549) and human melanoma (A375). CONCLUSIONS: The group 3 and lanthanide (N,N,N)-heteroscorpionate triflate-complexes (M(OTf)2(cybpamd)(THF)) on murine macrophage (J774.A1) cell line, except that of scandium, show a reasonable activity. On human epithelial cervix adenocarcinoma (HeLa) complexes 3, 5 and 6 are significantly more active than cis-platinum, as well as complex 5 is more active on human embryonic kidney (HEK-293) cell line. All the tested complexes are poorly active on human epithelial lung adenocarcinoma (A549) and human melanoma (A375). The different behaviour of the complexes examined (2-8) let us hypothesize that the cytotoxic activity is related to the molecule as a whole and not only to the ligand or the metal ion separately.


Assuntos
Antineoplásicos/uso terapêutico , Elementos da Série dos Lantanídeos/uso terapêutico , Neoplasias/tratamento farmacológico , Pirazóis/uso terapêutico , Animais , Antineoplásicos/química , Antineoplásicos/farmacologia , Células HEK293 , Células HeLa , Humanos , Íons , Elementos da Série dos Lantanídeos/química , Elementos da Série dos Lantanídeos/farmacologia , Ligantes , Macrófagos/efeitos dos fármacos , Camundongos , Estrutura Molecular , Pirazóis/química , Pirazóis/farmacologia
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BMJ Qual Saf ; 22(1): 72-83, 2013 Jan.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23060389

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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Medical simulation and human factors engineering (HFE) may help investigate and improve clinical telemetry systems. Investigators sought to (1) determine the baseline performance characteristics of an Emergency Department (ED) telemetry system implementation at detecting simulated arrhythmias and (2) improve system performance through HFE-based intervention. METHODS: The prospective study was conducted in a regional referral ED over three 2-week periods from 2010 to 2012. Subjects were clinical providers working at the time of unannounced simulation sessions. Three-minute episodes of sinus bradycardia (SB) and of ventricular tachycardia (VT) were simulated. An experimental HFE-based multi-element intervention was developed to (1) improve system accessibility, (2) increase system relevance and utility for ED clinical practice and (3) establish organisational processes for system maintenance and user base cultivation. The primary outcome variable was overall simulated arrhythmia detection. Pre-intervention system characterisation, post-intervention end-user feedback and real-world correlates of system performance were secondary outcome measures. RESULTS: Baseline HFE assessment revealed limited accessibility, suboptimal usability, poor utility and general neglect of the telemetry system; one simulated VT episode (5%) was detected during 20 pre-intervention sessions. Systems testing during intervention implementation recorded detection of 4 out of 10 arrhythmia simulations (p=0.03). Twenty post-intervention sessions revealed more VT detections (8 of 10) than SB detections (3 of 10) for a 55% overall simulated arrhythmia detection rate (p=0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Experimental investigations helped reveal and mitigate weaknesses in an ED clinical telemetry system implementation. In situ simulation and HFE methodologies can facilitate the assessment and abatement of patient safety hazards in healthcare environments.


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Arritmias Cardíacas/diagnóstico , Ergonomia , Arquitetura Hospitalar , Sistemas de Informação Hospitalar/estatística & dados numéricos , Simulação de Paciente , Melhoria de Qualidade , Telemetria , Arritmias Cardíacas/terapia , Serviço Hospitalar de Emergência , Humanos
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Eur J Med Chem ; 45(9): 4169-74, 2010 Sep.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20591537

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Complexes of scandium, yttrium, samarium and neodymium bearing monoanionic tridentate ancillary ligands have been synthesized and characterized. The cytotoxic activities of novel compounds, as well as that of similar compounds previously reported have been evaluated on rat glioma (C6), murine fibrosarcoma (WHEI-164) and human embryonic kidney (HEK-293) cell lines. Scandium complex with quinolinephenoxyamine (NNHO) ligand showed very interesting activity against C6 cell line.


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Antineoplásicos/síntese química , Antineoplásicos/farmacologia , Metais Terras Raras/química , Compostos Organometálicos/síntese química , Compostos Organometálicos/farmacologia , Animais , Antineoplásicos/química , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Humanos , Concentração Inibidora 50 , Camundongos , Compostos Organometálicos/química , Quinolinas/química , Ratos , Análise Espectral
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