Treatments and Patient Outcomes Following Stroke Center Expansion.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

It is unclear how certified stroke center expansion contributes to improved access to stroke treatment and patient outcomes, and whether these outcomes differ by baseline stroke center access.

Objective

To examine changes in rates of admission to stroke centers, receipt of thrombolysis and mechanical thrombectomy, and mortality when a community gains a newly certified stroke center within a 30-minute drive.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study compared changes in patient outcomes when a community (defined by area zip code) experienced a stroke center expansion relative to the same community type that did not experience a change in access. Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries with a primary diagnosis of acute ischemic stroke who were admitte

SUBMITTER: Shen YC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11561690 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature