The decrease in the number of thrombectomy recommendations in our cohort mid-March 2020 did not reach statistical significance when compared with the same period in years 2017 through 2019, because rates for this procedure increased according with levels of evidence. 20 , 21 In agreement with this development, thrombectomy recommendations by TEMPiS neurologists in 2020 prior to the COVID-19 pandemic occurred more frequently than in previous years.
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Low stroke incidence in the TEMPiS telestroke network during COVID-19 pandemic: Effect of lockdown on thrombolysis and thrombectomy.
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