Stroke Thrombolysis in a Centralized and a Decentralized System (Helsinki and Telemedical Project for Integrative Stroke Care Network) | Zendy

G. Hubert | Zendy; Atte Meretoja | Zendy; Heinrich J. Audebert | Zendy; Turgut Tatlisumak | Zendy; Florian Zeman | Zendy; Sandra Boy | Zendy; Roman L. Haberl | Zendy; Markku Kaste | Zendy; Peter Müller-Barna | Zendy

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Stroke Thrombolysis in a Centralized and a Decentralized System (Helsinki and Telemedical Project for Integrative Stroke Care Network)

Author(s) -

G. Hubert,

Atte Meretoja,

Heinrich J. Audebert,

Turgut Tatlisumak,

Florian Zeman,

Sandra Boy,

Roman L. Haberl,

Markku Kaste,

Peter Müller-Barna

Publication year - 2016

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.116.014258

Subject(s) - medicine , interquartile range , thrombolysis , stroke (engine) , emergency medicine , telemedicine , tissue plasminogen activator , ischemic stroke , fibrinolytic agent , health care , ischemia , myocardial infarction , mechanical engineering , engineering , economics , economic growth

Intravenous thrombolysis with tissue-type plasminogen activator (tPA) for acute ischemic stroke is more effective when delivered early. Timely delivery is challenging particularly in rural areas with long distances. We compared delays and treatment rates of a large, decentralized telemedicine-based system and a well-organized, large, centralized single-hospital system.

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