Renal disease is not associated with delays in hyperacute stroke management in South Australia

• Published in: Emergency medicine Australasia Vol. 36; no. 3; pp. 479 - 481
• Main Authors: Goh, Rudy, Bacchi, Stephen, Kovoor, Joshua G, Gupta, Aashray K, Tan, Sheryn, Stretton, Brandon, Ovenden, Christopher D, To, Minh‐Son, Moey, Andrew, Schultz, David, Li, Jordan Y, Juneja, Rajiv, Kleinig, Timothy, Jannes, Jim
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Melbourne Wiley Publishing Asia Pty Ltd 01-06-2024
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; chronic kidney disease; Cohort Studies; contrast‐associated acute kidney injury; Female; Humans; ischaemic; Kidney Diseases - epidemiology; Kidney Diseases - therapy; Male; Middle Aged; South Australia; stroke; Stroke - therapy; Thrombolytic Therapy - methods; Thrombolytic Therapy - statistics & numerical data; Time-to-Treatment - statistics & numerical data; South Australia; chronic kidney disease; contrast‐associated acute kidney injury; ischaemic; stroke
• ISSN: 1742-6731; 1742-6723
• DOI: 10.1111/1742-6723.14378

Objective
The aims of the present study were to determine how renal disease is associated with the time to receive hyperacute stroke care.
Methods
The present study involved a 5‐year cohort of all patients admitted to stroke units in South Australia.
Results
In those with pre‐existing renal disease there were no significant differences in the time taken to receive a scan, thrombolysis or endovascular thrombectomy.
Conclusions
The present study shows that in protocolised settings there were no significant delays in hyperacute stroke management for patients with renal disease.