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. 2016 Feb 8;16(4):1–79.

Table 22:

Expected Number of Patients at Risk After Adopting Mechanical Thrombectomy in Ontario, 2015 to 2019

Year Therapy Year Post-stroke Total Number of Patients at Risk
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5
2015 MT+IVT 200 200
  IVT 200 200
2016 MT+IVT 260 145 405
  IVT 260 141 401
2017 MT+IVT 390 188 134 712
  IVT 390 183 129 702
2018 MT+IVT 520 282 174 123 1,099
  IVT 520 274 168 117 1,079
2019 MT+IVT 650 376 261 159 110 1,556
  IVT 650 366 252 152 104 1,524

Abbreviations: MT, mechanical thrombectomy; IVT, intravenous thrombolysis.