Titus Regional Stroke Program featured at International Stroke Conference
During the first week of February, the Titus Regional Medical Center (TRMC) Stroke Team was invited to present at the American Heart and Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference in Phoenix, AZ. The TRMC Team presented an abstract submitted from a study performed in the TRMC Emergency Department (ED). This state-of-the-art nursing project demonstrated how the ED nursing team could identify a Large Vessel Occlusion Stroke through bedside examination as accurately as a CT scanner. The ED team, led by Dr. Saud Khan, Vascular Neurologist, and Martina Ramirez, RN Stroke Coordinator, performed the study of 146 patients over several months. They showed the large vessel occlusion scale “ WIRE” which includes assessments for weakness, inattention, repetition, and eye examination was accurate in diagnosis 100% of the time. This advanced recognition at the bedside is significant in providing timely stroke care, saving lives, and reducing disability.
