Association Between Use of a Flying Intervention Team vs Patient Interhospital Transfer and Time to Endovascular Thrombectomy Among Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke in Nonurban Germany
(2022)
Journal Article
Hubert, G. J., Hubert, N. D., Maegerlein, C., Kraus, F., Wiestler, H., Müller-Barna, P., …Haberl, R. L. (2022). Association Between Use of a Flying Intervention Team vs Patient Interhospital Transfer and Time to Endovascular Thrombectomy Among Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke in Nonurban Germany. Journal of the American Medical Association, 327(18), 1795-1805. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2022.5948
Importance: The benefit of endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) for acute ischemic stroke is highly time-dependent, and it is challenging to expedite treatment for patients in remote areas. Objective: To determine whether deployment of a flying interventi... Read More about Association Between Use of a Flying Intervention Team vs Patient Interhospital Transfer and Time to Endovascular Thrombectomy Among Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke in Nonurban Germany.