Barriers to stroke treatment: The price of long-distance from thrombectomy centers
In a county with a long transport distance to a thrombectomy center, a high proportion of eligible patients did not undergo thrombectomy, negatively impacting clinical outcomes. The transport time was considerable. A high rate of large-vessel occlusions was initially not diagnosed.
Authors
- Hanne Brit Hetland
- O Søvik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7168-5559)
- Per Kristian Hyldmo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2480-8528)
- Pål Johan Stokkeland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8373-9390)
- Hege Ersdal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2795-8564)
- Halvor Øygarden
- Kathinka D. Kurz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1308-041X)
- Arnstein Tveiten (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5114-0212)
- Martin Kurz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8853-4450)
Institutions
- University of Oslo (NO)
- Stavanger University Hospital (NO)
- Sørlandet Sykehus (NO)
- University of Bergen (NO)
- University of Stavanger (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Interventional Neuroradiology
- Published
- 2024-09-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/15910199241278036
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.39
Funders
- Laerdal Foundation for Acute Medicine
- Helse Sør-Øst RHF