Background: Telestroke provides access to vascular neurology expertise for hospitals
lacking stroke coverage, and its use has risen rapidly in the past decade. We aim to …

Background: Telestroke can provide indispensable expert stroke care for rural hospitals. The
Stroke Telemedicine for Arizona Rural Residents program was developed in 2006 by Mayo …

Abstract Background/Introduction: Implementation of telestroke has been associated with
improved thrombolysis rates and clinical outcomes in remote or neurologically underserved …

Introduction: Telestroke has increased access to acute management of ischemic stroke in
areas that lack stroke care expertise, yet delays persist in evaluation and treatment. We …

Background Telestroke uses videoconferencing technology to allow off‐site experts to
provide stroke thrombolysis decision support to less experienced front line clinicians. Aim To …

At the beginning of the millennium, telestroke networks started to develop. Ten years later,
there is a collection of about 40 various networks in North America and Europe performing …

Background: For acute ischemic stroke patients, shorter time to thrombolytic (tissue
plasminogen activator [tPA]) is associated with improved outcomes. Introduction: Telestroke …

Background and Purpose Little is known about adoption or success of telestroke networks
outside of published or federally funded programs. Under contract to the Health Resource …

Background Telestroke extends stroke expertise to underserved hospitals and facilitates
treatment with tissue plasminogen activator (tPA). We investigated the variability in tPA …

The objectives of this manuscript are to identify key components to maintaining the logistic
and/or operational sustainability of a telestroke network, to identify best practices to be …