Mechanical thrombectomy for anterior circulation stroke: 5-year experience in a statewide service with differences in pretreatment time metrics across two hospitals sites

Conclusions
Outcomes similar to randomized controlled trials are attainable in ‘real-world’ settings. Workflow time metrics were independent predictors of clinical outcome, and differed between the two hospitals owing to site-specific organizational differences.

Source: Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery - May 30, 2017 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Kabra, R., Phillips, T. J., Saw, J.-L., Phatouros, C. C., Singh, T. P., Hankey, G. J., Blacker, D., Ghia, D., Prentice, D., McAuliffe, W. Tags: Ischemic stroke Source Type: research