Telestroke: Scientific Results
Audebert H, Schwamm L. Telestroke: Scientific Results. Cerebrovascular Diseases 2009, 27: 15-20. PMID: 19546537, DOI: 10.1159/000213054.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStroke careStroke patientsAcute stroke treatment decisionsPost-stroke careTriage of patientsTelephone-based consultationsUse of telemedicineVideo examinationIntravenous thrombolysisStroke preventionStroke wardAcute strokeClinical outcomesNeurological assessmentInterventional treatmentTreatment decisionsApplication of telemedicineTelemedicine consultationsBrain scansPatientsUnderserved areasHigh-quality videoconferencingThrombolysisCareHospitalA Review of the Evidence for the Use of Telemedicine Within Stroke Systems of Care
Schwamm L, Holloway R, Amarenco P, Audebert H, Bakas T, Chumbler N, Handschu R, Jauch E, Knight W, Levine S, Mayberg M, Meyer B, Meyers P, Skalabrin E, Wechsler L. A Review of the Evidence for the Use of Telemedicine Within Stroke Systems of Care. Stroke 2009, 40: 2616-2634. PMID: 19423852, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.109.192360.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUse of telemedicineStroke systemsStroke treatmentAmerican Heart Association/American CollegeStroke care deliveryAcute stroke treatmentEvidence-based reviewEvidence-based recommendationsEmergency medical servicesSecondary preventionNeurological assessmentPrimary preventionEmergency departmentCardiology FoundationConsensus recommendationsAmerican CollegeClass of evidenceCare deliveryAvailable evidenceCare frameworkMedical servicesPreventionTelemedicineTreatmentLevel of certainty