Visual review of acute stroke neuroimaging prior to transfer acceptance increases likelihood of endovascular therapy

Demand for thrombectomy, and interhospital transfer to comprehensive stroke centers (CSCs), for acute stroke is increasing. There is an urgent need to identify patients most likely to benefit from transfer. We evaluated whether CSC providers ’ review of neuroimaging prior to transfer acceptance improved patient selection for thrombectomy and correlated with higher rates of treatment.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - April 29, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Margy McCullough-Hicks, Prateek Thatikunta, Michael Mlynash, Gregory W Albers, Christina Mijalski-Sells Source Type: research