Telestroke activity across Europe; The results of a European Stroke Organization survey.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Telestroke care is likely not inferior to face-to-face care in acute stroke management while it also provides rural sites with access to specialist expertise. However, little is known about the distribution and activity of telestroke networks across Europe. Consequently, the European Stroke Organization (ESO) Telestroke Committee aimed to address this through an online questionnaire.

Methods

The questionnaire was developed through an unstructured consensus process, ratified by the ESO Executive Committee, and emailed to ESO members.

Results

Of 2,147 ESO members contacted, complete data sets were submitted on 25 networks from 10 countries. Among the 25 networks, the mean number of hubs per network was 1.6 (SD 1.2), and the mean number of spokes was

SUBMITTER: Ryan DJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12802621 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature