Predictive Value of Modifications of the Prehospital Rapid Arterial Occlusion Evaluation Scale for Large Vessel Occlusion in Patients with Acute Stroke

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• 作者：David Carrera ; MD^* ; Bruce C.V. Campbell ; MD ; PhD^&dagger ; ; Jordi Cort&eacute ; s ; BD ; PhD^&Dagger ; ; Montse Gorchs ; BD^§ ; ; Marisol Querol ; BD^§ ; ; Xavier Jim&eacute ; nez ; MD ; PhD^§ ; ; Mò ; nica Millá ; n ; MD ; PhD^* ; Antoni Dá ; valos ; MD ; PhD^* ; Natalia P&eacute ; rez de la Ossa ; MD ; PhD^* ; ^{natperezossa@gmail.com}
• 关键词：Acute stroke ; stroke care models ; prehospital stroke care ; endovascular ; large vessel occlusion
• 刊名：Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：26
• 期：1
• 页码：74-77
• 全文大小：152 K
• 卷排序：26

文摘

Prehospital clinical scales to identify patients with acute stroke with a large vessel occlusion (LVO) and direct them to an endovascular-capable stroke center are needed. We evaluated whether simplification of the Rapid Arterial oCclusion Evaluation (RACE) scale, a 5-item scale previously validated in the field, could maintain its high performance to identify patients with LVO.MethodsUsing the original prospective validation cohort of the RACE scale, 7 simpler versions of the RACE scale were designed and retrospectively recalculated for each patient. National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score and proximal LVO were evaluated in hospital. Receiver operating characteristic analysis was performed to test performance of the simplified versions to identify LVO. For each version, the threshold with sensitivity closest to the original scale (85%) was used, and the variation in specificity and correct classification were assessed.ResultsThe study included 341 patients with suspected stroke; 20% had LVO. The 7 simpler versions of the RACE scale had slightly lower area under the curve for detecting LVO because of lower specificity at the chosen sensitivity level. Correct classification rate decreased 9% if facial palsy was simplified or if eye or gaze deviation was removed, and decreased 4.5% if the aphasia or agnosia cortical sign was removed.ConclusionsWe recommend the original RACE scale for prehospital assessment of patients with suspected stroke for its ease of use and its high performance to predict the presence of a LVO. The use of simplified versions would reduce its predictive value.