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However, this subgroup is highly relevant given the substantial amount of IHS, the ongoing trend towards greater use of EVT and lack of EVT possibilities in rural hospitals. The study objective is to explore the clinical outcomes of this vulnerable patient group, given that both IHS and interhospital transfer are associated with worse clinical outcomes due to a higher proportion of pre-existing conditions and substantial time delays during transfer.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Design and setting<\/jats:title><jats:p>Prospectively collected data of patients receiving EVT after interhospital transfer from 14 rural hospitals of the Telemedical Stroke Network in Southeast Bavaria (TEMPiS) between February 2018 and July 2020 was analysed.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Participants<\/jats:title><jats:p>49 IHS and 274 out-of-hospital-stroke (OHS) patients were included.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Outcome measures<\/jats:title><jats:p>Baseline characteristics, treatment times and outcomes were compared between IHS and OHS. The primary endpoint was a 3-month modified Rankin Scale (mRS).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>In IHS patients, atrial fibrillation (55.3% vs 35.9%, p=0.012), diabetes (36.2% vs 21.1%, p=0.024) and use of oral anticoagulants (44.7% vs 20.8%, p&lt;0.001) were more frequent. Stroke severity was similar in both groups. Treatment times from symptom onset to first brain imaging, therapy decision or EVT were shorter for IHS patients. IHS patients displayed worse clinical outcomes: 59.2% of IHS patients died within 3 months compared with 28.5% of OHS patients (p&lt;0.001). They were less likely to achieve moderate outcomes (mRS 0\u20133) 3 months after stroke (20.4% vs 39.8%, p=0.010). 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