Regional disparities in prehospital delay of acute ischemic stroke: The Korean Stroke Registry.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Late hospital arrival keeps patients with stroke from receiving recanalization therapy and is associated with poor outcomes. This study used a nationwide acute stroke registry to investigate the trends and regional disparities in prehospital delay and analyze the significant factors associated with late arrivals.

Methods

Patients with acute ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack between January 2012 and December 2021 were included. The prehospital delay was identified, and its regional disparity was evaluated using the Gini coefficient for nine administrative regions. Multivariate models were used to identify factors significantly associated with prehospital delays of >4.5 h.

Results

A total of 144,014 patients from 61 hospitals were included. The med

SUBMITTER: Lee EJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11569459 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature