Cerebrovascular admission criteria

This is a list of patient diagnoses which are admitted to Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) by our Cerebrovascular team, the timeframe in which they should be treated and their estimated length of stay (LoS).

Health professionals are reminded that this information is for guidance only.

Emergency admissions

Children with the following diagnoses are considered an emergency and should be transferred to GOSH within hours from receipt of referral.

Diagnosis	Estimated LoS
Acute arterio-venous malformation	7-10 days
Acute stroke	5 days
Acute Vein of Galen	10 days (including PICU)

Elective admissions

Children with the following diagnoses should be referred to GOSH via the non-emergency pathway.

Diagnosis	Estimated LoS
Arterio-venous malformation follow-up	2-3 nights (plus 1-2 nights in patient hotel)
ECIC (extracranial-intracranial) bypass	1-3 days
Moya Moya disease	2 nights
Vein of Galen follow-up	2-3 nights (plus 1-2 nights in patient hotel)

Reviewed by: Vijeya Ganesan (Consultant), August 2011