Benchmarking Telestroke Proficiency

[Telestroke in eastern Switzerland].

The establishment of stroke networks is an approach to forward guideline driven stroke care to hospitals without full-time neurological service. Tele- stroke networks are evidence based for remote neurological support of acute stroke patients, administration of thrombolysis safely as well as increasing thrombolysis rates. Since 2011 the district hospital in Grabs was linked to the stroke center...

Telestroke: a concept in practice.

The national challenge for stroke services is to deliver evidence-based interventions in a timely fashion [1]. A key component of this strategy is the use of fast-track systems with stroke-specific assessment tools to rapidly evaluate patients presenting with suspected stroke [2]. This leads to patients being prioritised and the early initiation of appropriate clinical assessments and medical i...

Clinicians' Emotions and TeleStroke Use

Telemedicine has been available and in use for over fifty years yet by most accounts it has fallen short of its promised impact on healthcare. While legal and reimbursement issues continue to plague the spread of telemedicine use, the technology has continued to improve. We feel there are additional dimensions that play a key role in the use of telemedicine; in particular, we believe that docto...

Rate of Stroke Mimics over Telestroke

The progress of telestroke in China

Stroke remains the leading cause of death in China. The disparity of distribution in specialists and hospitals affects access to timely stroke care. Telestroke, the use of telemedicine for stroke, may be the solution to access to stroke care. Telestroke can improve the rate of successful intravenous thrombolysis and shorten the time to treatment. Here we review the progress of telestroke in China.