AGUIAR, de Sousa Diana, Arlene WILKIE, Bo NORRVING, Chris MACEY, Claudio BASSETTI, Cristina TIU, Greg ROTH, Grethe LUNDE, Hanne CHRISTENSEN, Jens FIEHLER, Francesca Romana PEZZELLA, Martin DICHGANS, Melinda B ROALDSEN, Peter KELLY, Robert MIKULÍK, Simona SACCO, Valeria CASO and Urs FISCHER. Delivery of acute ischaemic stroke treatments in the European region in 2019 and 2020. EUROPEAN STROKE JOURNAL. LONDON: SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD, 2023, vol. 8, No 3, p. 618-628. ISSN 2396-9873. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/23969873231186042.
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Original name Delivery of acute ischaemic stroke treatments in the European region in 2019 and 2020
Authors AGUIAR, de Sousa Diana, Arlene WILKIE, Bo NORRVING, Chris MACEY, Claudio BASSETTI, Cristina TIU, Greg ROTH, Grethe LUNDE, Hanne CHRISTENSEN, Jens FIEHLER, Francesca Romana PEZZELLA, Martin DICHGANS, Melinda B ROALDSEN, Peter KELLY, Robert MIKULÍK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Simona SACCO, Valeria CASO and Urs FISCHER.
Edition EUROPEAN STROKE JOURNAL, LONDON, SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD, 2023, 2396-9873.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 30210 Clinical neurology
Country of publisher United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
WWW URL
Impact factor Impact factor: 6.100 in 2022
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14110/23:00132275
Organization unit Faculty of Medicine
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/23969873231186042
UT WoS 001026494000001
Keywords in English Europe; acute stroke treatment; health care resources; stroke unit; intravenous thrombolysis; endovascular treatment; stroke care implementation
Tags 14110127, rivok
Tags International impact, Reviewed
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Abstract
Introduction: We assessed best available data on access and delivery of acute stroke unit (SU) care, intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) and endovascular treatment (EVT) in the European region in 2019 and 2020. Patients and methods: We compared national data per number of inhabitants and per 100 annual incident first-ever ischaemic strokes (AIIS) in 46 countries. Population estimates and ischaemic stroke incidence were based on United Nations data and the Global Burden of Disease Report 2019, respectively. Results: The estimated mean number of acute SUs in 2019 was 3.68 (95% CI: 2.90-4.45) per one million inhabitants (MIH) with 7/44 countries having less than one SU per one MIH. The estimated mean annual number of IVTs was 21.03 (95% CI: 15.63-26.43) per 100,000 and 17.14% (95% CI: 12.98-21.30) of the AIIS in 2019, with highest country rates at 79.19 and 52.66%, respectively, and 15 countries delivering less than 10 IVT per 100,000. The estimated mean annual number of EVTs in 2019 was 7.87 (95% CI: 5.96-9.77) per 100,000 and 6.91% (95% CI: 5.15-8.67) of AIIS, with 11 countries delivering less than 1.5 EVT per 100,000. Rates of SUs, IVT and EVT were stable in 2020. There was an increase in mean rates of SUs, IVT and EVT compared to similar data from 2016. Conclusion: Although there was an increase in reperfusion treatment rates in many countries between 2016 and 2019, this was halted in 2020. There are persistent major inequalities in acute stroke treatment in the European region. Tailored strategies directed to the most vulnerable regions should be prioritised.
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