Regional Availability of Mechanical Embolectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke in California, 2009 to 2010 [Clinical Sciences]

Conclusions— In California, most patients with stroke lived within reasonable ground transport distances from centers that performed ≥1 mechanical embolectomy in a 2-year period. The probability of receiving mechanical embolectomy for acute ischemic stroke was associated with living in close geographic proximity to these hospitals.

http://stroke.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/short/46/3/762?rss=1

Source: Stroke - February 23, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Choi, J. C., Hsia, R. Y., Kim, A. S. Tags: Acute Cerebral Infarction, Emergency treatment of Stroke, Other Stroke Treatment - Surgical Clinical Sciences Source Type: research