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Telestroke units improve stroke care in underserved areas
Using telecommunications to connect stroke experts to stroke patients in rural areas continued to improve and sustain stroke care, according to new research. With the tele-medical linked Stroke Units, patients in regional hospitals had around-the-clock access to consultations with vascular neurologists at stroke centers, including evaluation of brain imaging and patient examination via videoconferencing when needed.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - August 21, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
State stroke legislation increases U.S. primary stroke centers
Primary stroke centers have increased dramatically in the last decade and state legislation to enable them is a major factor in potentially improving access to standard stroke care in the United States. State stroke legislation, urbanization, state economic output, and larger hospital size are four factors that increase the likelihood of a hospital becoming a certified primary stroke center.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - June 18, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Stroke patients receiving better, more timely care
One in four acute ischemic stroke patients receiving the clot-busting drug tissue plasminogen activator were transferred to a facility with expertise in stroke care. Those transferred to a certified stroke center were more likely to be younger, male and white. Hospitals that accepted transferred stroke patients were more common in the Midwest and more likely to be larger or academic medical centers.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - February 11, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Stroke education helps patients recognize stroke symptoms, encourages fast response
Clear, simple preparedness messages can help patients recognize symptoms of a subsequent stroke and speed up emergency room arrival times. Stroke education materials dramatically improved hospital arrival times, specifically among Hispanic stroke patients, a new study suggests.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - June 11, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Clinical trial could change standard treatment for stroke
A large international clinical trial has shed new light on the effectiveness of current hospital protocols for managing blood pressure in stroke patients. The study has tried to solve two major conundrums faced by doctors when treating people who have suffered a stroke -- should blood pressure be lowered using medicated skin patches, and should existing blood pressure medication be stopped or continued after a stroke?
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - October 22, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
Rapid response to kids' stroke symptoms may speed diagnosis
A rapid response plan for children at a hospital quickly identified stroke and other neurological problems. One in four children with stroke-like symptoms were diagnosed with stroke and 14 percent were diagnosed with other neurological emergency conditions, the study states.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - July 3, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Emergency transport times for stroke patients still in need of improvement
Despite efforts to close the time gap between symptom onset and stroke treatment -- including improvements in public education, 911 dispatch operations, pre-hospital detection and triage, hospital stroke system development, and stroke unit management -- a new American study suggests that delays in emergency transport are still prevalent and that improvements are needed to ensure patients can be treated within the optimal time window.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - July 27, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Receiving a clot-buster drug before reaching the hospital may reduce stroke disability
A preliminary study shows that giving a clot-busting drug in a mobile stroke unit ambulance may lead to less disability after stroke, compared to when the clot-buster is given after reaching the hospital. The study suggests that ambulances with the personnel and equipment capable of diagnosing ischemic stroke may be worth the extra cost, due to the decrease in patient disability afterward.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - February 23, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news
Hospitalizations, deaths from heart disease, stroke drop in last decade
U.S. hospitalizations and deaths from heart disease and stroke dropped significantly in the last decade, according to new research. Furthermore, risks of dying for people who went to the hospital within a year decreased about 21 percent for unstable angina, 23 percent for heart attacks and 13 percent for heart failure and stroke.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - August 18, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
Statin use during hospitalization for hemorrhagic stroke associated with improved survival
This study was conducted by the same researchers who recently discovered that the use of cholesterol-lowering statins can improve survival in victims of ischemic stroke.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - September 22, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
Making the 9-1-1 call for stroke differs by race, sex
During a stroke, slightly more than half of patients use emergency medical services to get to the hospital, with white women the most likely, and Hispanic men the least likely to use EMS transport. Calling 9-1-1 should be the first step after noticing stroke symptoms because immediate care saves lives.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - August 12, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Oral bacteria linked to risk of stroke
In a study of patients entering the hospital for acute stroke, researchers have increased their understanding of an association between certain types of stroke and the presence of the oral bacteria (cnm-positive Streptococcus mutans).
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - February 16, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Helistroke service: Flying the physician to the stroke patient works
Flying a stroke specialist by helicopter to a nearby stroke patient for emergency care is feasible, saves money and, most importantly, gets critical care to patients faster than transporting the patient to a hospital first, according to a single-patient, proof-of-concept study.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - May 3, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news
Chinese stroke patients fare better when hospitals follow guidelines
Patients who suffered a stroke in China were more likely to survive and avoid catching pneumonia when hospitals followed recommended researched-based guidelines. Only slightly more than half of patients received all guideline-recommended treatments.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - June 3, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
Rural hospitals replicate experiences of big city stroke care
A new model for stroke care is being studied in rural Alberta to reduce inequities in health across communities. This model shows how hospitals in rural areas can mimic the type of care that's often only available in larger centers.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - October 7, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
