Trends in acute ischemic stroke treatments and mortality in the United States from 2012 to 2018

CONCLUSIONS: From 2012 to 2018, use of tPA and MT increased significantly, irrespective of age, while mortality decreased in the entire AIS population. The most dramatic decrease in mortality was seen in the MT-treated population. Age-standardized mortality improved only in patients older than 70 years, with no change in younger patients.PMID:34198248 | DOI:10.3171/2021.4.FOCUS21117

Source: Neurosurgical Focus - July 1, 2021 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Sharath Kumar Anand William J Benjamin Arjun Rohit Adapa Jiwon V Park D Andrew Wilkinson Badih J Daou James F Burke Aditya S Pandey Source Type: research