Relationship between primary stroke center volume and time to endovascular thrombectomy in acute ischemic stroke.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

We investigated whether the annual volume of patients with acute ischemic stroke referred from a primary stroke center (PSC) for endovascular treatment (EVT) is associated with treatment times and functional outcome.

Methods

We used data from the Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial of Endovascular Treatment for Acute Ischemic Stroke in the Netherlands (MR CLEAN) registry (2014-2017). We included patients with acute ischemic stroke of the anterior circulation who were transferred from a PSC to a comprehensive stroke center (CSC) for EVT. We examined the association between EVT referral volume of PSCs and treatment times and functional outcome using multivariable regression modeling. The main outcomes were time from arrival at the PSC to groin puncture

SUBMITTER: van Meenen LCC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9292965 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature