The challenge of simultaneous patient presentation for endovascular thrombectomy

The demand for endovascular thrombectomy has raised significantly over the last few years, and it is anticipated to continue to grow. The stroke system of care has faced challenges in providing timely access to EVT for simultaneous presenting patients with large vessel occlusion (LVO). We present three patients with LVO who arrived at the emergency department simultaneously to highlight the issue related to access delays and suggested measures that could help the hospital systems to alleviate the impacts associated with these scenarios.