Mechanical thrombectomy is efficacious in patients with pre-stroke moderate disability.

Tara Nababan Timothy John Phillips Graeme J Hankey Matthew Thomas Crockett Albert Ho Yuen Chiu Tejinder P Singh David J Blacker William McAuliffe

Published in: Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology (2021)

Patients with pre-stroke moderate disability may benefit from MT if they are appropriately selected. This may result in fewer patients requiring nursing home placement and less financial burden on the public health system, indicating significant savings are possible.

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