Mortality after mechanical thrombectomy in anterior circulation stroke may be higher at nighttime and on weekends.

Charlotte ZaeskeL GoertzJ KottlorsM SchlamannO A OnurV MausA MpotsarisT LiebigR ForbrigC KabbaschN Abdullayev

Published in: European radiology (2020)

• There is an increased mortality of stroke patients admitted at night and on weekends. • This is not explained by technical aspects of mechanical thrombectomy. • There were no statistical differences in the comparison of parameters linked to the radiation exposure, such as DAP, fluoroscopy time and procedure time.

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