Utilization, Workflow, and Outcomes of Endovascular Thrombectomy in Patients With vs Without Premorbid Disability in a National Registry.
Jennifer A FronteraOndrej VolnyIngrid KovacovaAleš TomekMichal BarRadek PádrFilip CihlářMiroslava NevsimalovaLubomir JurakRoman HavlicekMartin KovarPetr ŠevčíkVladimír RohanJan FiksaDavid CernikRené JuraDaniel VaclavikMichael D HillRobert MikulíkPublished in: Neurology. Clinical practice (2024)
Patients with premorbid disability were less likely to receive EVT, had slower treatment times, and had worse outcomes compared with patients without premorbid disability. However, regardless of premorbid disability, patients fared better with EVT vs medical management and one-third with prestroke disability returned to their prestroke status.