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Timeliness of Intravenous Thrombolysis via Telestroke in Georgia
Author(s) -
Askiel Bruno,
Katherine M. Lanning,
Hartmut Gross,
David C. Hess,
Fenwick T. Nichols,
Jeffrey A. Switzer
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.113.001898
Subject(s) - medicine , thrombolysis , stroke (engine) , emergency medicine , acute stroke , anesthesia , medical emergency , intensive care medicine , tissue plasminogen activator , myocardial infarction , mechanical engineering , engineering
Through 2-way live video and audio communication, telestroke enhances urgent treatment of patients with acute stroke in emergency departments (EDs) without immediate access to on-site specialists. To assess for opportunities to shorten the door to thrombolysis time, we measured multiple time intervals in a telestroke system.

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