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The aim is to describe national trends in the transfer of acute ischemic stroke patients to specialized treatment facilities over a decade.

February 2, 2026Stroke

Abstract DP388: National trends in regionalization of care for stroke and endovascular thrombectomy care: 2010 to 2019

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KZKori S. ZachrisonNorthwestern University NDNigel DeenNational Bureau of Economic Research LSLee SchwammYale University

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Analysis of interhospital transfer trends for acute ischemic stroke patients indicates increased regionalization from 2010 to 2019, suggesting implications for care outcomes.

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The aim is to describe national trends in the transfer of acute ischemic stroke patients to specialized treatment facilities over a decade.
Analyzed Medicare claims data from 2010 to 2019
Identified patients with acute ischemic stroke hospitalizations
Defined EVT-capable hospitals and high-volume EVT hospitals
Calculated the proportion of transfers to both hospital types by year
Utilized linear regression to examine transfer rate trends
Average of 265,481 acute ischemic stroke encounters annually from 4,616 hospitals
Overall proportion of encounters transferred increased from 3.1% in 2010 to 6.0% in 2019
EVT-capable hospitals increased from 4.8% in 2010 to 14.4% in 2019
High-volume EVT hospitals increased from 0.9% in 2010 to 6.9% in 2019
Proportion of transfers to EVT-capable hospitals rose from 1.4% to 5.0% during the same period

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Zachrison et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6980fcfcc1c9540dea80ec8a https://doi.org/10.1161/str.57.suppl_1.dp388

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Analysis of interhospital transfer trends for acute ischemic stroke patients indicates increased regionalization from 2010 to 2019, suggesting implications for care outcomes.

Abstract DP388: National trends in regionalization of care for stroke and endovascular thrombectomy care: 2010 to 2019

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Abstract DP388: National trends in regionalization of care for stroke and endovascular thrombectomy care: 2010 to 2019

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