'Drip-and-ship' intravenous thrombolysis and outcomes for large vessel occlusion thrombectomy candidates in a hub-and-spoke telestroke model
Regenhardt R, Rosenthal J, Awad A, Martinez-Gutierrez J, Nolan N, McIntyre J, Whitney C, Alotaibi N, Dmytriw A, Vranic J, Stapleton C, Patel A, Rost N, Schwamm L, Leslie-Mazwi T. 'Drip-and-ship' intravenous thrombolysis and outcomes for large vessel occlusion thrombectomy candidates in a hub-and-spoke telestroke model. Journal Of NeuroInterventional Surgery 2021, 14: 650-653. PMID: 34326197, PMCID: PMC8799754, DOI: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2021-017819.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndovascular thrombectomyIntravenous thrombolysisIntracerebral hemorrhageDay mRSEVT candidatesFunctional independenceHealth Stroke Scale scoreEmergent large vessel occlusionRisk of ICHMedian National InstitutesStroke Scale scoreLarge vessel occlusionOutcomes of interestAlteplase useDischarge mRSTelestroke modelThrombectomy candidatesEligible patientsIntravenous alteplaseTICI 2bAdequate reperfusionMedian ageSpoke hospitalsCT scoreVessel occlusion