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Interhospital transfer before thrombectomy is linked to delayed care and worse stroke outcomes.
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May warrant protocols minimizing interhospital transfers for thrombectomy; leaves open whether direct routing improves outcomes in prospective stroke systems.
URL: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT02239640.
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Froehler et al. (2017) studied this question. Interhospital transfer before thrombectomy is associated with delayed treatment and worse outcomes in patients with acute ischemic stroke.
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