In-Transit Telemedicine Speeds Ischemic Stroke Treatment: Preliminary Results

Stroke

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 2413-2415

  Belt, Gary H ^a   Felberg, Robert A ^a   Rubin, Jane ^a   Halperin, John J ^a  

^a Overlook Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

emergency medical services; stroke; telemedicine; therapy; time to treatment

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROLOGIST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STROKE PATIENT; TELEMEDICINE; TIME TO TREATMENT; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PROCEDURES; STROKE; TIME FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVENOUS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; STROKE; TELEMEDICINE; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TIME FACTORS; TIME-TO-TREATMENT; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84982815613     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: 15244628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.116.014270     Document Type: Article

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