Open AccessTrends in hospital procedure volumes for intra-arterial treatment of acute ischemic stroke: results from the paul coverdell national acute stroke program
Author(s) -
Ganesh Asaithambi,
Xin Tong,
Kamakshi Lakshminarayan,
Sallyann M Coleman King,
Mary G. George
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of neurointerventional surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.652
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1759-8486
pISSN - 1759-8478
DOI - 10.1136/neurintsurg-2020-015844
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , acute stroke , revascularization , emergency medicine , ischemic stroke , ischemia , myocardial infarction , mechanical engineering , tissue plasminogen activator , engineering
Rates of intra-arterial revascularization treatments (IAT) for acute ischemic stroke (AIS) are increasing in the USA. Using a multi-state stroke registry, we studied the trend in IAT use among patients with AIS over a period spanning 11 years. We examined the impact of IAT rates on hospital procedure volumes and patient outcome after stroke.