Patients Residing in Rural Areas Transferred for Mechanical Thrombectomy Undergo Decreased Catheter-Based Treatment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nearly one fifth of the US population resides in rural areas. Although endovascular therapy can substantially improve clinical outcomes in patients treated with large vessel occlusion acute ischemic stroke, the penetration and outcomes of this therapy in rural US populations remain incompletely characterized.

Methods

From the nationwide Get With The Guidelines Stroke registry, incorporating select social determinants of health (SDOH) by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation registry (2016-2019), we identified patients with acute ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack who were transferred from their presenting hospitals to other hospitals with the intention of thrombectomy evaluation, for patients residing in rural and nonrural areas. The primary o

SUBMITTER: Jagolino-Cole AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12671646 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature