Department Blog

Posted 4/14/2025 by Eileen O'Brien

Does transport time make a difference for thrombectomy patients?

Assistant Professor Jessica Downing, MD, and Associate Professor Quincy Tran, MD, PhD, are among the authors of “Rurality and Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Mechanical Thrombectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke,” published in Critical Care Research and Practice. Analysis of 526 UMMC patients found that rural patients (who were transported over longer distances) and urban patients had similar odds of good neurologic outcome at 90 days after the procedure. (Crit Care Res Pract. 2025 Jan 30;2025:4995600. PMID: 39958465; PMCID: PMC11824784)