Ultra-Long Transfers for Endovascular Thrombectomy-Mission Impossible?: The Australia-New Zealand Experience.
Carlos Garcia EsperonTeddy Y WuVinicius Carraro do NascimentoBernard YanCraig KurunawaiTimothy John KleinigGregory SelkirkDavid J BlackerPeter Alan BarberAnnemarei RantaAndrew WongPeter J MitchellClaire MullerHal RiceLaetitia De VilliersJim JannesJae Beom HongPeter BaileyHelen BrownBruce C V CampbellDuncan WilsonJohn FinkTimothy AngChristopher F BladinTimothy John PhillipsMd Golam HasnainKenneth S ButcherFerdinand MiteffChristopher R LeviNeil James SprattMark W Parsonsnull nullPublished in: Stroke (2022)
In selected patients transferred >300 miles, there was a benefit for EVT, with outcomes similar to those treated in the comprehensive stroke center in the EVT extended window trials. Remote hospital CTP selection was not associated with ordinal mRS improvement, but was associated with fewer very poor 3-month outcomes.