Portable stroke detection devices: a systematic scoping review of prehospital applications.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The worldwide burden of stroke remains high, with increasing time-to-treatment correlated with worse outcomes. Yet stroke subtype determination, most importantly between stroke/non-stroke and ischemic/hemorrhagic stroke, is not confirmed until hospital CT diagnosis, resulting in suboptimal prehospital triage and delayed treatment. In this study, we survey portable, non-invasive diagnostic technologies that could streamline triage by making this initial determination of stroke type, thereby reducing time-to-treatment.

Methods

Following PRISMA guidelines, we performed a scoping review of portable stroke diagnostic devices. The search was executed in PubMed and Scopus, and all studies testing technology for the detection of stroke or intracranial hemorrhage were elig

SUBMITTER: Chennareddy S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9204948 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature