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E-133 Adherence to endovascular treatment guidelines in acute ischemic stroke: insights from an international multidisciplinary survey
J Ospel, N Kashani, A Wilson, W Kunz, P Sylaia, B Baxter, B Campbell, U Fischer, A Rabinstein, S Yoshimura, J Heo, B Kim, M Cherian, F Turjman, M Foss, B Menon, G Saposnik, M Hill, M Goyal, M Almekhlafi
Electronic poster abstracts | BMJ Publishing Group Ltd. | Published : 2019
Abstract
Several randomized controlled trials have provided level IA evidence for the efficiency of endovascular therapy in acute ischemic stroke. We assessed the adherence to current endovascular treatment guidelines in acute ischemic stroke according to geographical region, hospital setting, medical specialty and physicians’ characteristics. An international cross-sectional survey of stroke physicians and interventionalists was conducted to understand their current practice and therapy decision-making in acute stroke. Participants were randomly assigned 10 cases out of a pool of 22 scenarios and asked how they would treat the patient. Adherence to the 2018 Guidelines for the Early Management of Pat..
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