Prehospital telemedicine support for urban stroke care: Analysis of current state of care and conceptualization.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The reduction of processing times in the treatment of acute ischemic stroke is of outstanding importance. Our objective is to analyze the acute stroke care chain from onset to treatment in a city in Germany comprising three stroke units. Additionally, we discuss solutions for detected treatment delays.

Methods

We conducted an in-depth analysis of acute stroke care processing times across three local stroke centers in Düsseldorf among all emergency services transportations for suspected stroke. Isochrone mapping was performed to identify areas with prolonged transportation times.

Results

Among the 1,714 transportations, 943 patients had confirmed strokes. Prehospital care constituted 58% of total emergency care time until imaging. Patients with confirmed str

SUBMITTER: Weiss D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11600966 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature