Section 2: ED EVT Centre

Protocols / Tools

General Resources:

• Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations - Inclusion criteria for EVT therapy
• CorHealth – Ontario EVT Centre Criteria
• CorHealth Briefing Note – Referring Site/Receiving Site Responsibilities
• KGH – Roles and Responsibilities Chart for Stroke Activation
• KGH – rationale guidelines for the use of IV tPA and EVT
• Patient/Family educational pamphlet on mechanical Thrombectomy

tPA:

• Acute Stroke with tPA Order Set – KGH
• tPA order set – TOH
• Admission orders after tPA – TOH

EVT:

• Interventional Radiology Procedure order set – KGH
• Angiography Sheath Removal Order Set – KGH
• Interventional Radiology Post Procedure Order Set – KGH
• Post endovascular treatment order set – TOH
• EVT Patient Flow Process Map – KGH
• Adult Procedural Sedation Policy – KGH
• Stroke EVT Tray Set Up – KGH

Presentations / Videos

• London Health Sciences – Thrombectomy treatment in Neuroradiology: “What Nursing Staff Need to Know”

Websites

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Articles

• Saltman, A., Silver, F., & Fang, J. (2015). Care and outcomes of patients with in-hospital stroke. JAMA Neurology, 72(7), 749-755.
• American Society of Neuroradiology. (2016). Training guidelines for endovascular ischemic stroke intervention: An international multi-society consensus document. AJNR.