Outcome and periprocedural time management in referred versus directly admitted stroke patients treated with thrombectomy

Conclusions:
Our results show that a drip-and-ship thrombectomy concept can be effectively organized in a metropolitan stroke network. Every effort should be made to speed up the emergency interfacility transfer to a neurointerventional centre in stroke patients eligible for thrombectomy after initial brain imaging.

Source: Therapeutic Advances in Neurological Disorders - March 4, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Weber, R., Reimann, G., Weimar, C., Winkler, A., Berger, K., Nordmeyer, H., Hadisurya, J., Brassel, F., Kitzrow, M., Krogias, C., Weber, W., Busch, E. W., Eyding, J., on behalf of the Neurovascular Net Ruhr Tags: Original Research Source Type: research