Telestroke networks for area-wide access to endovascular stroke treatment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Endovascular therapy (EVT) offers a highly effective therapy for patients with acute ischemic stroke due to large vessel occlusion. Comprehensive stroke centers (CSC) are required to provide permanent accessibility to EVT. However, when affected patients are not located in the immediate catchment area of a CSC, i.e. in rural or structurally weaker areas, access to EVT is not always ensured.

Main body

Telestroke networks play a crucial role in closing this healthcare coverage gap and thereby support specialized stroke treatment. The aim of this narrative review is to elaborate the concepts for the indication and transfer of EVT candidates via telestroke networks in acute stroke care. The targeted readership includes both comprehensive stroke centers and peripheral

SUBMITTER: Worthmann H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9983226 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature