Time-to-care metrics in patients with interhospital transfer for mechanical thrombectomy in north-east Germany: Primary telestroke centers in rural areas vs. primary stroke centers in a metropolitan area

Time-to-care metrics in patients with interhospital transfer for mechanical thrombectomy in north-east Germany: Primary telestroke centers in rural areas vs. primary stroke centers in a metropolitan area

BackgroundMechanical thrombectomy (MT) is highly effective in large vessel occlusion (LVO) stroke. In north-east Germany, many rural hospitals do not have continuous neurological expertise onsite and secondary transport to MT capable comprehensive stroke centers (CSC) is necessary. In metropolitan a...

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Main Authors: Christoph Riegler, Janina R. Behrens, Claudia Gorski, Anselm Angermaier, Stephan Kinze, Ramanan Ganeshan, Andrea Rocco, Alexander Kunz, Tobias J. Müller, Andreas Bitsch, Albert Grüger, Joachim E. Weber, Eberhard Siebert, Kerstin Bollweg, Regina von Rennenberg, Heinrich J. Audebert, Christian H. Nolte, Hebun Erdur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
stroke systems of care
telemedicine
telestroke network
thrombectomy
large vessel occlusions
ischemic stroke
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2022.1046564/full

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