Can Emergency Physicians Perform Carotid Artery Point-of-Care Ultrasound to Detect Stenosis in Patients with TIA and Stroke? A Pilot Study
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Suttie, Robert; Woo, Michael Y.; Park, Lily; Nemnom, Marie-Joe; Stotts, Grant; Perry, Jeffrey J.
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Introduction: Patients with severe, symptomatic carotid stenosis can have their subsequent stroke risk reduced by surgical intervention if performed soon after a transient ischemic attack (TIA) or stroke. Patients presenting to an emergency department (ED) without computed tomography angiography (CTA) with TIA/stroke, may require transfer to another hospital for imaging to rule out carotid artery stenosis. The objective of this study was to determine the test characteristics of carotid artery point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in detecting greater than 50% stenosis in patients presenting with TIA/stroke.
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2020
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Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health
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21/3
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Suttie, Robert; Woo, Michael Y.; Park, Lily; Nemnom, Marie-Joe; Stotts, Grant; Perry, Jeffrey J.