ABSTRACT NUMBER: ESOC2026A2071 PITSTOP: A SERVICE EVALUATION OF A SYSTEMS-LEVEL INTERVENTION TO REDUCE INTERHOSPITAL TRANSFER DELAYS FOR ENDOVASCULAR THROMBECTOMY
Naomi Nowlan, John Thornton, Fiona Boland, Cathal O'donnell, Maxim Chopivskyy, Laura Dempsey, Matthew Crockett, Alan O'hare, Sarah Power, Patrick Nicholson · 2026
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Naomi Nowlan and nine co-authors evaluate a fix for slow stroke transfers in a 2026 conference report from Ireland. When a big brain artery is blocked, a clot-pulling procedure at a major center saves brain. But patients first land at smaller centers, and waiting for an ambulance to take them onward wastes precious time.
Under the new protocol, called PITSTOP, the ambulance crew stays at the small center until doctors decide whether the patient should travel. The evaluation compares transfer-path times and three-month function between patients moved under the protocol and the old way. Early results show the two groups started alike in age and stroke severity, setting a fair test of the time saved.
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| CREATOR | Naomi Nowlan, John Thornton, Fiona Boland, Cathal O'donnell, Maxim Chopivskyy, Laura Dempsey, Matthew Crockett, Alan O'hare, Sarah Power, Patrick Nicholson |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 2 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |