Hisham Alhajala, Melinda Hendricks-Jones, Julie Shawver, Abdelaziz Amllay, John Tuhao Chen, Monica Hajjar, Sarah Robbins, Trisha Dwyer, Emily Sedlak, Christopher Crayne, Brian Miller, Vieh Kung, Richard Burgess, Mouhammad Jumaa, Syed F Zaidi
OBJECTIVE: Telestroke (TS) service has been shown to improve stroke diagnosis timing and accuracy, facilitate treatment decisions, and decrease interfacility transfers. Expanding TS service to inpatient units at the community hospital provides an opportunity to follow up on stroke patients and optimize medical management. This study examines the outcome of expanding TS coverage from acute emergency room triage to incorporate inpatient consultation. METHODS: We studied the effect of expanding TS to inpatient consultation service at 19 regional hospitals affiliated with Promedica Stroke Network...
March 2024: Annals of Neurology