Timeliness of Intravenous Thrombolysis via Telestroke in Georgia
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Timeliness of intravenous thrombolysis via telestroke in Georgia.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 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. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed 115 recor...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Stroke
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0039-2499,1524-4628
DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.113.001898