Stroke Telemedicine for Arizona Rural Residents, the Legacy Telestroke Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Efficacy of telemedicine for stroke was first established by the Stroke Team Remote Evaluation Using a Digital Observation Camera (STRokE DOC) trials in California and Arizona. Following these randomized controlled trials, the Stroke Telemedicine for Arizona Rural Residents (STARR) network was the first telestroke network to be established in Arizona. It consisted of a 7 spoke 1 hub telestroke system, and it was designed to serve rural, remote, or neurologically underserved communities.

Objective

The objective of STARR was to establish a multicenter state-wide telestroke research network to determine the feasibility of prospective collection, recording, and regularly analysis of telestroke patient consultations and care data for the purposes of establishing qualit

SUBMITTER: Demaerschalk BM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9052207 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature