Mobile Stroke Unit Reduces Time to Image Acquisition and Reporting

AJNR. American Journal of Neuroradiology
E M NybergW J Jones

Abstract

Timely administration of thrombolytic therapy is critical to maximizing the likelihood of favorable outcomes in patients with acute ischemic stroke. Although emergency medical service activation overall improves the timeliness of acute stroke treatment, the time from emergency medical service dispatch to hospital arrival unavoidably decreases the timeliness of thrombolytic administration. Our mobile stroke unit, a new-generation ambulance with on-board CT scanning capability, reduces key imaging time metrics and facilitates in-the-field delivery of IV thrombolytic therapy.

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May 16, 2020·Stroke and Vascular Neurology·Ahmad SweidPascal Jabbour
Jun 15, 2019·Neurosurgery·Kunal VakhariaElad I Levy

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