Routing to Endovascular Treatment of Ischemic Stroke in Korea: Recognition of Need for Process Improvement.

Jihoon Kang Seong Eun Kim Hong Kyun Park Yong-Jin Cho Jun Yup Kim Keon-Joo Lee Jong-Moo Park Kwang Yeol Park Kyung Bok Lee Soo Joo Lee Ji Sung Lee Juneyoung Lee Ki-Hwa Yang Ah Rum Choi Mi Yeon Kang Nack-Cheon Choi Philip B Gorelick Hee Joon Bae

Published in: Journal of Korean medical science (2020)

Two-thirds of EVT candidates were initially routed to PSHs despite greater chance of receiving EVT and having favorable outcomes if routed to a TCH in Korea. Process improvement is needed to direct appropriate patients to TCHs.

Keyphrases

endovascular treatment
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
atrial fibrillation
type diabetes
adipose tissue
patient reported outcomes
skeletal muscle