Mark McDonald, Theresa Sevilis, Michelle Boudreau, Hsiong Chen, Caitlyn Boyd, Amanda Avila, Mohammed Zaman, Gregory Heath, Lan Gao, Thomas Devlin
INTRODUCTION: Previous analyses suggest that ethnic and racial differences exist in acute stroke care including thrombolytic treatment rates. The current study evaluates ethnic or racial differences in acute stroke treatment within a multi-state telestroke program. METHODS: Acute telestroke consultations seen in the Emergency Department in 203 facilities and 23 states were extracted from the Telecare by TeleSpecialistsTM database. Cases were reviewed for age, race, ethnicity, sex, last known normal time, arrival time, treatment with thrombolytic therapy, door-to-needle (DTN) time, and baseline National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score...
April 18, 2023: Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare