Variability and Delay in Telestroke Physician Alert among Spokes in a Telestroke Network: A Need for Metric Benchmarks

We describe variation in time to alert a telestroke physician of suspected acute ischemic stroke patients potentially eligible for acute stroke therapies among community hospitals in our telestroke network, and explore demographic and spoke-related characteristics associated with delays. Methods: From our telestroke registry, we identified suspected acute ischemic stroke patients who arrived within 6 hours of symptom onset and underwent video consultation at 1 of 17 community hospitals in our hub-and-spoke network.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - August 18, 2019 Category: Neurology Authors: Amanda L Jagolino-Cole, Shima Bozorgui, Christy M Ankrom, Farhaan Vahidy, Arvind B Bambhroliya, Jaskaren Randhawa, Alyssa D Trevino, TC Cossey, Sean I Savitz, Tzu-Ching Wu Source Type: research