Resource distribution in stroke care must be rational and evidence-based, not driven by media coverage
There has been a sudden upsurge of interest in the availability of endovascular clot retrieval (ECR) for stroke treatment (Box). Recent newspaper articles published in New South Wales1,2 highlight the potential benefits as well as the financial and logistical challenges of providing around the clock ECR services in a vast country like Australia.
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