Association of endovascular thrombectomy volume and outcomes in acute ischemic stroke: A National Inpatient Sample Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous studies suggest a positive relationship between higher hospital endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) volume and improved outcomes. We investigated this association using the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) database from 2016 to 2020.

Methods

A cross-sectional analysis of the NIS examined the relationship between hospital EVT volume and outcomes. Data on clinical and demographic variables were collected. Outcomes included favorable functional outcome (discharge home without assistance), inpatient mortality, and intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). Hospitals in the top quintile of annual EVT volume were classified as high-volume centers. We conducted univariate, multivariate, nearest neighbor matched analysis, and an exploratory analysis to identify annual EVT volume

SUBMITTER: Fry L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11748394 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature