Urban-rural inequalities in IV thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke: A nationwide study.

Sine Mette Øgendahl BuusAnne Brink BehrndtzMarie Louise SchmitzJakob Nebeling HedegaardPia CordsenSøren Paaske JohnsenThanh G PhanGrethe AndersenClaus Ziegler Simonsen

Published in: European stroke journal (2024)

While treatment rates varied minimally by urban-rural residency, substantial differences in median prehospital delay and admission to non-RT units underscored marked urban-rural differences in potential obstacles to reperfusion therapies.

Keyphrases

acute ischemic stroke
south africa
emergency department
cardiac arrest
acute myocardial infarction
heart failure
coronary artery disease
cerebral ischemia
left ventricular
trauma patients
subarachnoid hemorrhage