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Lookup NU author(s): Dr Kristoffer Halvorsrud, Dr Darren FlynnORCiD, Professor Gary Ford, Dr Peter McMeekin, Professor Dawn CraigORCiD, Professor Phil White
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Background:Intra-arterial thrombectomy is the gold standard treatment for large artery occlusive stroke. However,the evidence of its benefits is almost entirely based on trials delivered by experienced neurointerventionists working inestablished teams in neuroscience centres. Those responsible for the design and prospective reconfiguration of servicesneed access to a comprehensive and complementary array of information on which to base their decisions. This will helpto ensure the demonstrated effects fromtrials may be realised in practice and account for regional/local variations inresources and skill-sets. One approach to elucidate the implementation preferences and considerations of key experts is aDelphi survey. In order to support commissioning decisions, we aimed using an electronic Delphi survey to establishconsensus on the options for future organisation of thrombectomy services among physicians with clinical experience inmanaging large artery occlusive stroke.Methods:A Delphi survey was developed with 12 options for future organisation of thrombectomy services in England.A purposive sampling strategy established an expert panel of stroke physicians from the British Association of StrokePhysicians (BASP) Clinical Standards and/or Executive Membership that deliver 24/7 intravenous thrombolysis. Optionswith aggregate scores falling within the lowest quartile were removed from the subsequent Delphi round. Optionsreaching consensus following the two Delphi rounds were then ranked in a final exercise by both the wider BASPmembership and the British Society of Neuroradiologists (BSNR).Results:Eleven stroke physicians from BASP completed the initial two Delphi rounds. Three options achieved consensus,with subsequently wider BASP (97%,n= 43) and BSNR members (86%,n= 21) assigning the highest approval rankings inthe final exercise for transferring large artery occlusive stroke patients to nearest neuroscience centre for thrombectomybased on local CT/CT Angiography.Conclusions:The initial Delphi rounds ensured optimal reduction of options by an expert panel of stroke physicians,while subsequent ranking exercises allowed remaining options to be ranked by a wider group of experts within stroke toreach consensus. The preferred implementation option for thrombectomy is investigating suspected acute stroke patientsby CT/CT Angiography and secondary transfer of large artery occlusive stroke patients to the nearest neuroscience(thrombectomy) centre.Background:Intra-arterial thrombectomy is the gold standard treatment for large artery occlusive stroke. However,the evidence of its benefits is almost entirely based on trials delivered by experienced neurointerventionists working inestablished teams in neuroscience centres. Those responsible for the design and prospective reconfiguration of servicesneed access to a comprehensive and complementary array of information on which to base their decisions. This will helpto ensure the demonstrated effects fromtrials may be realised in practice and account for regional/local variations inresources and skill-sets. One approach to elucidate the implementation preferences and considerations of key experts is aDelphi survey. In order to support commissioning decisions, we aimed using an electronic Delphi survey to establishconsensus on the options for future organisation of thrombectomy services among physicians with clinical experience inmanaging large artery occlusive stroke.Methods:A Delphi survey was developed with 12 options for future organisation of thrombectomy services in England.A purposive sampling strategy established an expert panel of stroke physicians from the British Association of StrokePhysicians (BASP) Clinical Standards and/or Executive Membership that deliver 24/7 intravenous thrombolysis. Optionswith aggregate scores falling within the lowest quartile were removed from the subsequent Delphi round. Optionsreaching consensus following the two Delphi rounds were then ranked in a final exercise by both the wider BASPmembership and the British Society of Neuroradiologists (BSNR).Results:Eleven stroke physicians from BASP completed the initial two Delphi rounds. Three options achieved consensus,with subsequently wider BASP (97%,n= 43) and BSNR members (86%,n= 21) assigning the highest approval rankings inthe final exercise for transferring large artery occlusive stroke patients to nearest neuroscience centre for thrombectomybased on local CT/CT Angiography.Conclusions:The initial Delphi rounds ensured optimal reduction of options by an expert panel of stroke physicians,while subsequent ranking exercises allowed remaining options to be ranked by a wider group of experts within stroke toreach consensus. The preferred implementation option for thrombectomy is investigating suspected acute stroke patientsby CT/CT Angiography and secondary transfer of large artery occlusive stroke patients to the nearest neuroscience(thrombectomy) centre. Background: Intra-arterial thrombectomy is the gold standard treatment for large artery occlusive stroke. However, the evidence of its benefits is almost entirely based on trials delivered by experienced neurointerventionists working in established teams in neuroscience centres. Those responsible for the design and prospective econfiguration of services need access to a comprehensive and complementary array of information on which to base their decisions. This will help to ensure the demonstrated effects from trials may be realised in practice and account for regional/local variations in resources and skill-sets. One approach to elucidate the implementation preferences and considerations of key experts is a Delphi survey. In order to support commissioning decisions, we aimed using an electronic Delphi survey to establish consensus on the options for future organisation of thrombectomy services among physicians with clinical experience in managing large artery occlusive stroke. Methods: A Delphi survey was developed with 12 options for future organisation of thrombectomy services in England. A purposive sampling strategy established an expert panel of stroke physicians from the British Association of Stroke Physicians (BASP) Clinical Standards and/or Executive Membership that deliver 24/7 intravenous thrombolysis. Options with aggregate scores falling within the lowest quartile were removed from the subsequent Delphi round. Options reaching consensus following the two Delphi rounds were then ranked in a final exercise by both the wider BASP membership and the British Society of Neuroradiologists (BSNR). Results: Eleven stroke physicians from BASP completed the initial two Delphi rounds. Three options achieved consensus, with subsequently wider BASP (97%, n= 43) and BSNR members (86%, n= 21) assigning the highest approval rankings in the final exercise for transferring large artery occlusive stroke patients to nearest neuroscience centre for thrombectomy based on local CT/CT Angiography. Conclusions: The initial Delphi rounds ensured optimal reduction of options by an expert panel of stroke physicians, while subsequent ranking exercises allowed remaining options to be ranked by a wider group of experts within stroke to reach consensus. The preferred implementation option for thrombectomy is investigating suspected acute stroke patients by CT/CT Angiography and secondary transfer of large artery occlusive stroke patients to the nearest neuroscience (thrombectomy) centre.
Author(s): Halvorsrud K, Flynn D, Ford G, McMeekin P, Bhalla A, Balami J, Craig D, White P
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: BMC Health Services Research
Year: 2018
Volume: 18
Print publication date: 23/02/2018
Online publication date: 23/02/2018
Acceptance date: 29/01/2018
Date deposited: 23/02/2018
ISSN (electronic): 1472-6963
Publisher: BioMed Central
URL: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-018-2922-3
DOI: 10.1186/s12913-018-2922-3
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