Stroke disproportionately affects racial minorities, and the level to which stroke treatment
practices differ across races is understudied. Here, we performed a systematic review of …

Stroke is a disease of disparities, with tremendous racial and ethnic inequities in incidence,
prevalence, treatment, and outcomes. The accumulating literature on the relationship …

Background and Purpose—Stroke is a leading cause of disability, cognitive impairment, and
death in the United States and accounts for 1.7% of national health expenditures. Because …

Background As fewer surgeons take emergency general surgery call and hospitals
decrease emergency services, a crisis in access looms in the United States. We examined …

Background Emergency medical services (EMS) often serve as the first medical contact for ill
or injured patients, representing a critical access point to the health care delivery continuum …

Telehealth has seen rapid expansion into chronic care management in the past 3 years
because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Telehealth for acute care management has expanded …

Background and Objectives Cerebrovascular disease in sexual and gender minority (SGM)
people remains poorly understood. Our primary objective was to describe the epidemiology …

Abstract Background Acute Care Surgery (ACS) was developed as a structured, team-based
approach to providing round-the-clock emergency general surgery (EGS) care for adult …

Background and Purpose: Endovascular therapy (EVT) is a very effective treatment but
relies on specialized capabilities that are not available in every hospital where acute …

Background Primary stroke centers (PSC s) utilize more recombinant tissue plasminogen
activator (rt‐PA) than non‐PSC s. The impact of PSC s on racial disparities in rt‐PA use is …