Feasibility of prehospital teleconsultation in acute stroke - a pilot study in clinical routine

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Bergrath, Sebastian ^a   Reich, Arno ^a   Rossaint, Rolf ^a   Rörtgen, Daniel ^a   Gerber, Joachim ^a   Fischermann, Harold ^a   Beckers, Stefan K ^a   Brokmann, Jörg C ^a   Schulz, Jörg B ^a   Leber, Claas ^a   Fitzner, Christina ^a   Skorning, Max ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CHECKLIST; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA PROCESSING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PILOT STUDY; STROKE; TELECONSULTATION; TIME; VIDEORECORDING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REMOTE CONSULTATION; STROKE; TELEMEDICINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84862066184     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0036796     Document Type: Article

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