Notice of public consultation for draft updated stroke guidelines – March 2023

Draft updated guidelines for stroke management (ECR, oxygen therapy and central post-stroke pain)

PLEASE NOTE: Submissions are now closed

The Stroke Foundation Guidelines Development Group has released draft guidelines for stroke management, with recommendations for acute medical and surgical management (neurointervention and oxygen therapy) and managing complications (central post-stroke pain).

These guidelines will be submitted to the NHMRC for approval under section 14A of the National Health and Medical Research Council Act 1992.

As part of the approval process, the Stroke Foundation is seeking submissions on the draft guidelines from 27 March to 5 May 2023.

The draft guidelines are available to view electronically on the MAGICapp platform:

• Neurointervention (Chapter 3 Acute medical and surgical management) – consolidated recommendations for endovascular clot retrieval in ICA/MA/basilar artery within 0–24 hours. New consensus-based recommendation for extended time window.
• Oxygen therapy (Chapter 3 Acute medical and surgical management) – changed threshold and target oxygen levels in consensus-based recommendation to match the updated Australian and New Zealand position statement.
• Central post-stroke pain (Chapter 6 Managing complications) – new topic with a consensus-based recommendation.

For additional information see Living guidelines updates.

Availability

The draft guidelines were made available to the public on Monday 27 March 2023, and all submissions were to be received by 5 pm, Friday 5 May 2023.

How to give feedback

Submissions can be made by following the above links to the MAGICapp platform, and leaving a comment under the Feedback tab below each recommendation.

Please note you need to sign in to MAGICapp to leave a comment. Create an account for free at MAGICapp.org.

For further assistance, or alternatively to provide feedback via email, please contact the Stroke Foundation Guidelines Development Team, email: guidelines@strokefoundation.org.au