A multicenter study evaluating the frequency and time requirement of mechanical thrombectomy.
Taylor A WilsonThabele Leslie-MazwiJoshua A HirschCasey FreyTeddy E KimAlejandro M SpiottaReade de LeacyJ MoccoFelipe C AlbuquerqueAndrew F DucruetAhmed CheemaAdam ArthurVisish M SrinivasanPeter KanMaxim MokinTravis DumontAnsaar RaiJasmeet SinghStacey Q WolfeKyle M FargenPublished in: Journal of neurointerventional surgery (2017)
These findings indicate that the majority of mechanical thrombectomy cases occur during non-work hours, with associated off-hours delays, which has important operational implications for hospitals implementing stroke call coverage.