Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Acute ischemic stroke care in Germany – further progress from 2016 to 2019 |
| Authors: |
Daniel Richter, Ralph Weber, Jens Eyding, Dirk Bartig, Björn Misselwitz, Armin Grau, Werner Hacke, Christos Krogias |
| Source: |
Neurological Research and Practice, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2021) |
| Publisher Information: |
BMC, 2021. |
| Publication Year: |
2021 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
LCC:Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system |
| Subject Terms: |
Stroke, Thrombolysis, Thrombectomy, Stroke unit care, Health care structure, Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry, RC321-571, Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system, RC346-429 |
| More Details: |
Abstract Background Stroke Unit Care (SUC), intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) and mechanical thrombectomy (MT) are evidence-based treatment options for acute ischemic stroke (AIS). Using nationwide comprehensive administrative data from Germany, we recently reported nationwide development of AIS admissions, SUC rates, IVT rates and MT rates in Germany between 2010 and 2016. In this update paper, we analyze data on the further development of these data to 2019 after publication of time window extensions for recanalization therapies. Methods We considered all hospitalized cases with the main diagnosis of the ICD-10-GM code I63 (AIS) for the year 2019. We identified stroke therapies by using the corresponding Operating and Procedure Keys for IVT, MT and SUC out of the DRG statistics. Regional analyses are based on data from the 412 German administrative districts and cities. We compared the results with those from 2016. Results Number of hospitalized AIS patients showed a mild decrease in 2019 (n = 225,531) compared with 2016 (n = 227,687), with significant more AIS patients treated on a stroke unit in 2019 (n = 167,799; 74.4% vs. n = 164,270; 72.1%, p |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
2524-3489 |
| Relation: |
https://doaj.org/toc/2524-3489 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/s42466-021-00115-2 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/a4691d01f14946e680aa9814c754011d |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.4691d01f14946e680aa9814c754011d |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
