Characterizing reasons for stroke thrombectomy ineligibility among potential candidates transferred in a hub-and-spoke network.

Robert W RegenhardtAmine AwadAndrew W KraftJoseph A RosenthalAdam A DmytriwJustin E VranicAnna K BonkhoffMartin BretznerMark R EthertonJoshua A HirschJames D RabinovAneesh B SinghalNatalia S RostChristopher J StapletonThabele M Leslie-MazwiAman B Patel

Published in: Stroke (Hoboken, N.J.) (2022)

Among patients transferred for EVT, there are multiple reasons for ineligibility upon hub arrival, with most excluded for infarct growth and mild symptoms. Understanding factors that drive transfer inefficiencies is important to improve EVT access and outcomes.

Keyphrases

network analysis
bioinformatics analysis
atrial fibrillation
acute ischemic stroke
acute myocardial infarction
sleep quality
heart failure
metabolic syndrome
cerebral ischemia
acute coronary syndrome
percutaneous coronary intervention