Prehospital triage of patients with suspected acute stroke (PRESTO-2): protocol for a controlled before-and-after intervention trial
Ruben M van de Wijdeven, Naomi S de Ruijter, Femke C C Kremers, Esmee Venema, Patrick J van der Geest, Johannes C M IJzermans, Merel Willeboer, Kirsten R I S Dorresteijn, Annemarie D Wijnhoud, Bas van der Veen, Jonathan M Coutinho, Diederik W J Dippel, Henk Kerkhoff, Bob Roozenbeek · 2026
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Ruben M van de Wijdeven and co-authors set out a trial plan in a 2026 protocol on stroke care before hospital. Fast treatment matters most when a large brain vessel is blocked. Sending the right patients straight to a center that can pull the clot out saves the time lost on transfers between hospitals.
A phone tool, the Stroke Triage App, gives crews tailored advice for each patient. It joins stroke severity, time since onset, drive times by live location, and each hospital's work speed. The trial compares care before and after the tool rolls out. The main hope is shorter time to treatment and better long term function for patients.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Ruben M van de Wijdeven, Naomi S de Ruijter, Femke C C Kremers, Esmee Venema, Patrick J van der Geest, Johannes C M IJzermans, Merel Willeboer, Kirsten R I S Dorresteijn, Annemarie D Wijnhoud, Bas van der Veen, Jonathan M Coutinho, Diederik W J Dippel, Henk Kerkhoff, Bob Roozenbeek |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 30 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |