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Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale: reproducibility and validity.

R U Kothari1, A Pancioli, T Liu

  • 1Department of Emergency Medicine and the Departmentof Neurology, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA. rashmikant.kothari@uc.edu

Annals of Emergency Medicine
|March 27, 1999
PubMed
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The Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale (CPSS) demonstrates excellent reproducibility and good validity for prehospital providers in identifying stroke patients eligible for thrombolytic therapy, particularly those with anterior circulation strokes.

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Area of Science:

  • Neurology
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Clinical Assessment Tools

Background:

  • The Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale (CPSS) is a simplified version of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Stroke Scale.
  • Physician-administered CPSS shows high sensitivity and specificity for identifying stroke patients suitable for thrombolysis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To validate and verify the reproducibility of the CPSS when used by prehospital providers.
  • Assess the CPSS's utility in prehospital stroke identification.

Main Methods:

  • The CPSS was administered by prehospital providers (paramedics and EMTs) concurrently with a physician using the NIH Stroke Scale as the gold standard.
  • Data collected from 171 patients, with 49 diagnosed with stroke or transient ischemic attack.

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Main Results:

  • High reproducibility was found among prehospital providers for the total CPSS score (intraclass correlation coefficient [rI]=.89) and individual items (arm weakness, speech, facial droop).
  • Excellent agreement was observed between prehospital providers and physicians for the total score (rI=.92) and scale items.
  • The CPSS demonstrated 66% sensitivity and 87% specificity in identifying stroke patients, with 88% sensitivity for anterior circulation strokes.

Conclusions:

  • The CPSS exhibits excellent reproducibility among prehospital personnel and physicians.
  • The scale is valid for identifying stroke patients who may benefit from thrombolytic therapy, especially those with anterior circulation stroke.