'Drip-and-drive': shipping the neurointerventionalist to provide mechanical thrombectomy in primary stroke centers

摘要

Background To satisfy the increasing demand of mechanical thrombectomy (MT) for acute ischemic stroke treatment, new organizational concepts for patient care are required. This study evaluates time intervals of acute stroke management in two stroke care models, including one based on transportation of the interventionalist from a comprehensive stroke center (CSC) to treat patients in two primary stroke centers (PSC). We hypothesized that time intervals were not inferior for the drip-and-drive' concept compared with the traditional drip-and-ship' concept.