Thrombectomy for Stroke in the Public Health Care System of Brazil
- 11 June 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in The New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 382 (24), 2316-2326
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa2000120
Abstract
Randomized trials involving patients with stroke have established that outcomes are improved with the use of thrombectomy for large-vessel occlusion. These trials were performed in high-resource countries and have had limited effects on medical practice in low- and middle-income countries.Keywords
Funding Information
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (402401/2013-1/ 401821/2015-3; 402388/2013-5; 44386)
- Ministério da Saúde
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