Telestroke and Timely Treatment and Outcomes in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Telestroke has the potential to revolutionize acute stroke treatment by improving access to optimal stroke care, including time-sensitive care such as thrombolysis. However, it is unclear how treatment times and stroke outcomes compare between patients evaluated and not evaluated by telestroke.

Objective

To evaluate the association between telestroke use and acute stroke treatment times and outcomes.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective cohort study included patients with acute ischemic stroke aged 18 years or older presenting to 42 Paul Coverdell Michigan Stroke Registry hospitals from January 1, 2022, to December 31, 2023. All patients were potentially eligible for thrombolysis (ie, presented ≤4 hours of last known well, no contraindicatio

SUBMITTER: Stamm B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12475942 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature