Emergency transfer of acute stroke patients within the East Saxony telemedicine stroke network: a descriptive analysis

ConclusionsA remarkable number of stroke patients can be transferred within a telemedical network to enable the delivery of specific stroke therapies that require advanced multispecialty expertise. Whether associated logistic efforts and costs have an impact on patients' clinical outcomes needs to be evaluated.

Source: International Journal of Stroke - March 19, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Jessica Kepplinger, Imanuel Dzialowski, Kristian Barlinn, Volker Puetz, Claudia Wojciechowski, Hauke Schneider, Georg Gahn, Tobias Back, Gabriele Schackert, Heinz Reichmann, Ruediger Kummer, Ulf Bodechtel Tags: Research Source Type: research