Reducing delay to endovascular reperfusion after relocating a thrombolysis unit.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Functional outcome following mechanical thrombectomy (MT) in patients with acute ischemic stroke and large vessel occlusion is time-dependent and worsens with increasing delay. Time to endovascular reperfusion is potentially modifiable with changes in organizational structure. We investigated the changes in time to reperfusion of relocating the intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) services from a non-MT center to a MT-capable center.

Methods

We present an observational, consecutive, retrospective, single-center cohort study of 253 stroke patients treated with MT, 2017-2019. The observation period was divided into before and after the relocation of IVT services in 2018, period 1 and period 2, respectively. The two hospitals were located 13 km apart in an urban a

SUBMITTER: Laugesen NG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9539547 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature