Geographic dissemination of endovascular stroke thrombectomy in Catalonia within the 2011-2015 period.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Endovascular thrombectomy was recently established as a new standard of care in acute ischemic stroke patients with large artery occlusions. Using small area health statistics, we sought to assess dissemination of endovascular thrombectomy in Catalonia throughout the period 2011-2015.

Patients and methods

We used registry data to identify all endovascular thrombectomies for acute ischemic stroke performed in Catalonia within the study period. The SONIIA registry is a government-mandated, population-based and externally audited data base that includes all reperfusion therapies for acute ischemic stroke. We linked endovascular thrombectomy cases identified in the registry with the Central Registry of the Catalan Public Health Insurance to obtain the primary care s

SUBMITTER: Abilleira S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6453208 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature