RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 BET 2: Blood biomarkers as an alternative to imaging in diagnosing acute ischaemic stroke
JF Emergency Medicine Journal
JO Emerg Med J
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and the British Association for Accident & Emergency Medicine
SP 336
OP 338
DO 10.1136/emermed-2018-207686.2
VO 35
IS 5
A1 Jessica Jane
A1 Ronson Lo
A1 Colin A Graham
YR 2018
UL http://emj.bmj.com/content/35/5/336.abstract
AB A short-cut review was carried out to establish the diagnostic accuracy of blood biomarkers as an alternative to imaging for the diagnosis of ischaemic stroke. Nine studies were directly relevant to the question. The author, date and country of publication, patient group studied, study type, relevant outcomes, results and study weaknesses of these papers are tabulated. The clinical bottom line is that that blood biomarkers are currently not suitable for the diagnosis of acute ischaemic stroke.