Current territorial organization for access to revascularization therapies for acute ischemic stroke in the Veneto region (Italy) from 2017 to 2021.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

To evaluate the access to treatments with intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) and/or mechanical thrombectomy (MT) in acute ischemic stroke patients admitted to stroke units (SUs) of Veneto region (Italy) according to current "hub-and-spoke" model from 2017 to 2021.

Patients and methods

We retrospectively analyzed data on treatments with IVT and/or MT for stroke patients admitted to the 23 SUs (6 Hubs and 17 Spokes) of the 6 macro-areas including 9 local sanitary units (LSUs) and 2 hospitals.

Results

We reported 6093 treatments with IVT alone, 1114 with IVT plus MT, and 921 with MT alone. Number of stroke unit (SU) beds/100,000 inhabitants ranges from 2.3 to 2.8, and no difference was found among different macro-areas. Number of treatments/100,000 inhabitants/y

SUBMITTER: Cappellari M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9905755 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature