International experience of mechanical thrombectomy during the COVID-19 pandemic: insights from STAR and ENRG

Sami Al Kasab; Eyad Almallouhi; Ali Alawieh; Michael R Levitt; Pascal Jabbour; Ahmad Sweid; Robert M Starke; Vasu Saini; Stacey Q Wolfe; Kyle M Fargen; Adam S Arthur; Nitin Goyal; Abhi Pandhi; Isabel Fragata; Ilko Maier; Charles Matouk; Jonathan A Grossberg; Brian M Howard; Peter Kan; Muhammad Hafeez; Clemens M Schirmer; R Webster Crowley; Krishna C Joshi; Stavropoula I Tjoumakaris; Shakeel Chowdry; William Ares; Christopher Ogilvy; Santiago Gomez-Paz; Ansaar T. Rai; Maxim Mokin; Waldo Guerrero; Min S Park; Justin R Mascitelli; Albert Yoo; Richard Williamson; Andrew Walker Grande; Roberto Javier Crosa; Sharon Webb; Marios N Psychogios; Andrew F Ducruet; Christine A Holmstedt; Andrew J Ringer; Alejandro M Spiotta

doi:10.1136/neurintsurg-2020-016671

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The Pandemic and Neurointervention

International experience of mechanical thrombectomy during the COVID-19 pandemic: insights from STAR and ENRG

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Sami Al Kasab Neurosurgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA Neurology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Eyad Almallouhi Neurology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Ali Alawieh Neurosurgery, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA Microbiology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, South Carolina, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Michael R Levitt Neurological Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Pascal Jabbour Neurological Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Ahmad Sweid Neurological Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Robert M Starke Neurological Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami Beach, Florida, USA University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Vasu Saini University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Stacey Q Wolfe Neurosurgery, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, North Carolina, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Kyle M Fargen Neurosurgery, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, North Carolina, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Adam S Arthur Semmes-Murphey Neurologic and Spine Institute, Memphis, Tennessee, USA Neurosurgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Nitin Goyal Neurology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Abhi Pandhi Neurology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Isabel Fragata Neuroradiology, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central, Lisboa, Portugal PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Ilko Maier Neurology, University Medicine Goettingen, Goettingen, NS, Germany PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Charles Matouk Neurosurgery, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jonathan A Grossberg Neurosurgery and Radiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Brian M Howard Neurosurgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Peter Kan Department of Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Muhammad Hafeez Department of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Clemens M Schirmer Neurosurgery, Geisinger Health System, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
R Webster Crowley Rush University, Chicago, Illinois, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Krishna C Joshi Neurological Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Stavropoula I Tjoumakaris Neurological Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Shakeel Chowdry North Shore University Health System, Evanston, Illinois, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
William Ares Neurosurgery, North Shore University Health System, Evanston, Illinois, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Christopher Ogilvy Neurosurgery, BIDMC, Boston, Massachusetts, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Santiago Gomez-Paz Neurosurgery, BIDMC, Boston, Massachusetts, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Ansaar T. Rai Department of Neurointerventional Radiology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Maxim Mokin Neurosurgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Waldo Guerrero Neurosurgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Min S Park Neurosurgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Justin R Mascitelli Neurosurgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Albert Yoo Texas Stroke Institute, Fort Worth, Texas, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Richard Williamson Stroke & Cerebrovascular Center, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Andrew Walker Grande Neurosurgery, Radiology and Neurology, University of Minnesota, Mendota Heights, Minnesota, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Roberto Javier Crosa Endovascular Neurosurgery, Médica Uruguaya, Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Sharon Webb Neurosurgery, Bon Secours St Francis Hospital, Greenville, South Carolina, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Marios N Psychogios Department of Neuroradiology, Clinic of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Andrew F Ducruet Department of Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, Arizona, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Christine A Holmstedt Neurology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Andrew J Ringer Neurosurgery, Mayfield Clinic, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Alejandro M Spiotta Neurosurgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
On behalf of STAR collaborators
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Correspondence to Dr Alejandro M Spiotta, Neurosurgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA; spiotta{at}musc.edu

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Al Kasab S, Almallouhi E, Alawieh A On behalf of STAR collaborators, et al

International experience of mechanical thrombectomy during the COVID-19 pandemic: insights from STAR and ENRG

Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery 2020;12:1039-1044.

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Received July 24, 2020
Revised August 7, 2020
Accepted August 10, 2020
First published August 25, 2020.

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January 08, 2022

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