Confidential Quantifying candidate volume for endovascular therapy for acute ischemic stroke at Health Sciences North: a one-year, retrospective chart review Journal: CMAJ Open Manuscript ID CMAJOpen-2018-0057 Manuscript Type: Cohort (retrospective) Date Submitted by the Author: 26-Apr-2018 Complete List of Authors: popuri, padma; health sciences north sudbury, internal medicine Lauzon, Brian; health sciences north sudbury, Medicine Corrigan-Lauzon, Catherine ; Health Sciences North Sudbury, Stroke Program Grynspan, Jonathan; health sciences north sudbury, Radiology Bursey, Susan; health sciences north sudbury, Stroke Program Krings, Timo; 2. Departments of Medical Imaging and Surgery, University of Toronto Keywords: Neurology, Quality of Life, Neuroradiology, Health policy, Health economics More Detailed Keywords: evidence-based medicine Abstract: Health Sciences North (HSN) is a regional stroke center, delivering Alteplase (r-tPA) through its stroke-on-call team to the residents of Sudbury, Ontario and surrounding district. Several large multi-center trials have demonstrated robust functional benefits of endovascular therapy (EVT) in the treatment of acute ischemic stroke. There are currently 10 centers offering EVT in Ontario. HSN does not currently have the capacity to provide EVT. To optimize treatment benefit, potential EVT candidates must be transported within two hours to an EVT centre. HSN is not within this transport time. Establishing HSN as a centre for EVT would provide access to the residents of Northeastern Ontario. Quantifying the potential procedural volume is an important first step as a minimum of 20 annual procedures are required to maintain physician competency. The medical records and neurovascular imaging of 71 acute ischemic stroke patients seen by the stroke-on-call team at HSN between May 1st, 2016 and April 30th, 2017 were retrospectively reviewed in accordance with ESCAPE trial criteria to identify potential EVT candidates. Nine patients (4.21%) were identified as candidates both clinically and on imaging. Expanding this estimate to include regional referral centres within a 2-hour transport window to HSN, it was conservatively estimated that HSN has the potential to perform 22-23 procedures annually, meeting the minimum requirement to maintain competency. Five of the 9 identified candidates were deceased at 90 days. Establishing HSN as a centre for EVT is an important step in For Peer Review Only
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Quantifying candidate volume for endovascular therapy for
acute ischemic stroke at Health Sciences North: a one-year, retrospective chart review
Journal: CMAJ Open
Manuscript ID CMAJOpen-2018-0057
Manuscript Type: Cohort (retrospective)
Date Submitted by the Author: 26-Apr-2018
Complete List of Authors: popuri, padma; health sciences north sudbury, internal medicine
Lauzon, Brian; health sciences north sudbury, Medicine Corrigan-Lauzon, Catherine ; Health Sciences North Sudbury, Stroke Program Grynspan, Jonathan; health sciences north sudbury, Radiology Bursey, Susan; health sciences north sudbury, Stroke Program Krings, Timo; 2. Departments of Medical Imaging and Surgery, University of Toronto
Keywords: Neurology, Quality of Life, Neuroradiology, Health policy, Health economics
More Detailed Keywords: evidence-based medicine
Abstract:
Health Sciences North (HSN) is a regional stroke center, delivering Alteplase (r-tPA) through its stroke-on-call team to the residents of Sudbury, Ontario and surrounding district. Several large multi-center trials
have demonstrated robust functional benefits of endovascular therapy (EVT) in the treatment of acute ischemic stroke. There are currently 10 centers offering EVT in Ontario. HSN does not currently have the capacity to provide EVT. To optimize treatment benefit, potential EVT candidates must be transported within two hours to an EVT centre. HSN is not within this transport time. Establishing HSN as a centre for EVT would provide access to the residents of Northeastern Ontario. Quantifying the potential procedural volume is an important first step as a minimum of 20 annual procedures are required to maintain physician competency. The medical records and neurovascular imaging of 71 acute ischemic stroke patients seen by the stroke-on-call team at HSN between May 1st, 2016 and April 30th, 2017 were retrospectively reviewed in accordance with ESCAPE trial
criteria to identify potential EVT candidates. Nine patients (4.21%) were identified as candidates both clinically and on imaging. Expanding this estimate to include regional referral centres within a 2-hour transport window to HSN, it was conservatively estimated that HSN has the potential to perform 22-23 procedures annually, meeting the minimum requirement to maintain competency. Five of the 9 identified candidates were deceased at 90 days. Establishing HSN as a centre for EVT is an important step in
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improving equity in stroke care and outcomes across Northeastern Ontario.
Quantifying candidate volume for endovascular therapy for acute ischemic stroke at
Health Sciences North: a one-year, retrospective chart review
Brian Lauzon1 BMSc, Catherine Corrigan-Lauzon
1 BScN RN, Jonathan Grynspan
2 MD
FRCP(C), Susan Bursey1 BScPT, Timo Krings
3 MD PhD FRCP(C), Padma Puranam
1* MD
FRCP(C)
1 Northeastern Ontario Stroke Network, Health Sciences North, Sudbury, Ontario 2 Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Health Sciences North, Sudbury, Ontario 3 Joint Department of Medical Imaging, Toronto Western Hospital and University Health
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Title 1 Identify the report as a systematic review, meta-analysis, or both. 1
ABSTRACT
Structured summary 2 Provide a structured summary including, as applicable: background; objectives; data sources; study eligibility criteria, participants, and interventions; study appraisal and synthesis methods; results; limitations; conclusions and implications of key findings; systematic review registration number.
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INTRODUCTION
Rationale 3 Describe the rationale for the review in the context of what is already known. 2
Objectives 4 Provide an explicit statement of questions being addressed with reference to participants, interventions, comparisons, outcomes, and study design (PICOS).
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METHODS
Protocol and registration 5 Indicate if a review protocol exists, if and where it can be accessed (e.g., Web address), and, if available, provide registration information including registration number.
Eligibility criteria 6 Specify study characteristics (e.g., PICOS, length of follow-up) and report characteristics (e.g., years considered,
language, publication status) used as criteria for eligibility, giving rationale. 4
Information sources 7 Describe all information sources (e.g., databases with dates of coverage, contact with study authors to identify additional studies) in the search and date last searched.
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Search 8 Present full electronic search strategy for at least one database, including any limits used, such that it could be repeated.
Study selection 9 State the process for selecting studies (i.e., screening, eligibility, included in systematic review, and, if applicable,
included in the meta-analysis).
Data collection process 10 Describe method of data extraction from reports (e.g., piloted forms, independently, in duplicate) and any processes for obtaining and confirming data from investigators.
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Data items 11 List and define all variables for which data were sought (e.g., PICOS, funding sources) and any assumptions and simplifications made.
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Risk of bias in individual studies
12 Describe methods used for assessing risk of bias of individual studies (including specification of whether this was done at the study or outcome level), and how this information is to be used in any data synthesis.
Summary measures 13 State the principal summary measures (e.g., risk ratio, difference in means).
Synthesis of results 14 Describe the methods of handling data and combining results of studies, if done, including measures of consistency
(e.g., I2) for each meta-analysis.
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Risk of bias across studies 15 Specify any assessment of risk of bias that may affect the cumulative evidence (e.g., publication bias, selective reporting within studies).
Additional analyses 16 Describe methods of additional analyses (e.g., sensitivity or subgroup analyses, meta-regression), if done, indicating which were pre-specified.
RESULTS
Study selection 17 Give numbers of studies screened, assessed for eligibility, and included in the review, with reasons for exclusions at each stage, ideally with a flow diagram.
Study characteristics 18 For each study, present characteristics for which data were extracted (e.g., study size, PICOS, follow-up period) and provide the citations.
Risk of bias within studies 19 Present data on risk of bias of each study and, if available, any outcome level assessment (see item 12).
Results of individual studies 20 For all outcomes considered (benefits or harms), present, for each study: (a) simple summary data for each intervention group (b) effect estimates and confidence intervals, ideally with a forest plot.
Synthesis of results 21 Present results of each meta-analysis done, including confidence intervals and measures of consistency.
Risk of bias across studies 22 Present results of any assessment of risk of bias across studies (see Item 15).
Additional analysis 23 Give results of additional analyses, if done (e.g., sensitivity or subgroup analyses, meta-regression [see Item 16]).
DISCUSSION
Summary of evidence 24 Summarize the main findings including the strength of evidence for each main outcome; consider their relevance to key groups (e.g., healthcare providers, users, and policy makers).
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Limitations 25 Discuss limitations at study and outcome level (e.g., risk of bias), and at review-level (e.g., incomplete retrieval of identified research, reporting bias).
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Conclusions 26 Provide a general interpretation of the results in the context of other evidence, and implications for future research. 13
FUNDING
Funding 27 Describe sources of funding for the systematic review and other support (e.g., supply of data); role of funders for the systematic review.
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From: Moher D, Liberati A, Tetzlaff J, Altman DG, The PRISMA Group (2009). Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: The PRISMA Statement. PLoS Med 6(6): e1000097. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed1000097
For more information, visit: www.prisma-statement.org.