Use of reperfusion therapy and time delay in patients with ischaemic stroke by immigration status: A register-based cohort study in Denmark
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Background and purpose Reperfusion therapy is the mainstay of treatment for acute ischaemic stroke (AIS); however, little is known about the use of reperfusion therapy and time delay amongst immigrants. Methods This is a Danish nationwide register-based cohort study of patients with AIS aged >= 18 years (n = 49,817) recruited from 2009 to 2018. Use of reperfusion therapy (intravenous thrombolysis and/or mechanical thrombectomy) and time delay between immigrants and Danish-born residents were compared using multivariable logistics and quantile regression. Results Overall, 10,649 (39.8%) Danish-born residents and 452 (39.0%) immigrants with AIS were treated with reperfusion therapy in patients arriving
Original language | English |
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Journal | European Journal of Neurology |
Volume | 29 |
Issue number | 7 |
Pages (from-to) | 1952-1962 |
Number of pages | 11 |
ISSN | 1351-5101 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2022 |
- immigration, ischaemic stroke, prehospital delay, reperfusion therapy, system delay, DISPARITIES
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