Geographic Access to Acute Stroke Care in the United States
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Geographic access to acute stroke care in the United States.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Only 3% to 5% of patients with acute ischemic stroke receive intravenous recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator (r-tPA) and <1% receive endovascular therapy. We describe access of the US population to all facilities that actually provide intravenous r-tPA or endovascular therapy for acute ischemic stroke. METHODS We used US demographic data and intravenous r-tPA ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Stroke
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0039-2499,1524-4628
DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.114.006293