'Drip-and-ship' intravenous thrombolysis and outcomes for large vessel occlusion thrombectomy candidates in a hub-and-spoke telestroke model.
Robert William RegenhardtJoseph A RosenthalAmine AwadJuan Carlos Martinez-GutierrezNeal M NolanJoyce A McIntyreCynthia WhitneyNaif M AlotaibiAdam Andrew DmytriwJustin E VranicChristopher J StapletonAman B PatelNatalia S RostLee H SchwammThabele M Leslie-MazwiPublished in: Journal of neurointerventional surgery (2021)
Intravenous alteplase at spoke hospitals may improve discharge and 90 day mRS and should not be withheld from EVT eligible patients who first present at alteplase capable spoke hospitals that do not perform EVT. Additional studies are warranted to confirm and further explore these benefits.