Neighbourhood deprivation, distance to nearest comprehensive stroke centre and access to endovascular thrombectomy for ischemic stroke: a population-based …

ME Eagles, RF Beall, D Ben-Israel, JH Wong… - … Open Access Journal, 2023 - cmajopen.ca
Background: Endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) has revolutionized ischemic stroke care.
We aimed to assess whether neighbourhood socioeconomic status is predictive of access to …

Association between neighborhood socioeconomic status and mechanical thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke: a nationwide multilevel observational study

KH Kim, YS Ro, SD Shin, SJ Kim - Academic Emergency …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Acute ischemic stroke is a major health burden worldwide and mechanical
thrombectomy is the treatment of choice for large‐vessel occlusion stroke. This study aimed …

Geographic access to stroke care services in rural communities in Ontario, Canada

MK Kapral, R Hall, P Gozdyra, YX Amy… - Canadian Journal of …, 2020 - cambridge.org
Background: Optimal stroke care requires access to resources such as neuroimaging, acute
revascularization, rehabilitation, and stroke prevention services, which may not be available …

Neighborhood socioeconomic status and mechanical thrombectomy outcomes

S Salwi, KA Kelly, PD Patel, MR Fusco… - Journal of stroke and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Background/Purpose Our study aimed to assess the impacts of neighborhood
socioeconomic status on mechanical thrombectomy (MT) outcomes for acute ischemic …

Are there socio-economic inequities in access to reperfusion therapy: The stroke 69 cohort

A Perrin, J Freyssenge, J Haesebaert, K Tazarourte… - Revue …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background and purpose Low socio-economic status of individuals has been reported to be
associated with a higher incidence of stroke and influence the diagnosis after …

Redistributing medical resources for a bypass strategy for large vessel occlusion: a community-based study

TY Liu, CH Wang, WC Chiang, SC Tang… - Journal of …, 2020 - jnis.bmj.com
Background A bypass strategy for large vessel occlusion (LVO) benefits patients receiving
endovascular thrombectomy (EVT), but may delay some patients from receiving IV …

Disparities in Stroke: Associating Socioeconomic Status With Long‐Term Functional Outcome After Mechanical Thrombectomy

AVT Nguyen, GM Cortez, A Aghaebrahim… - Stroke: Vascular and …, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Socioeconomic status is regarded as a significant predictor of poor outcomes
after ischemic stroke. However, there is sparse evidence of its effect in patients undergoing …

Access to hyperacute stroke services across Canadian provinces: a geospatial analysis

PV Eswaradass, RH Swartz, J Rosen, MD Hill… - … Open Access Journal, 2017 - cmajopen.ca
Background: Canada's vast geography creates challenges for ensuring prompt transport to
hospital of patients who have had a stroke. We sought to determine the proportion of people …

[HTML][HTML] Access to mechanical thrombectomy and ischemic stroke mortality in Japan: a spatial ecological study

K Ohashi, T Osanai, K Fujiwara, T Tanikawa… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Advances in stroke treatment have greatly improved outcomes; however,
disparities in access to treatment might increase. Achieving equitable access to stroke …

A Call to Action to Provide Poststroke Care for Impoverished and Rural Patients

EL Stulberg, SM Lyden, JJ Majersik - Stroke, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
Thrombectomy has revolutionized the care and prog-nosis of patients suffering from severe
stroke. However, as highlighted by a 2023 New York Times Magazine article, the diffusion of …