Use of a Smartphone Application to Speed Up Interhospital Transfer of Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients for Thrombectomy

Use of a Smartphone Application to Speed Up Interhospital Transfer of Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients for Thrombectomy

Background: In most countries, large cerebral artery occlusion is identified as the leading cause of disability. In 2015, five large-scale clinical trials confirmed the benefit of intra-arterial thrombectomy. However, thrombectomy is a highly technical and facility-dependent procedure. Primary strok...

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Main Authors: Sheng-Ta Tsai, Wei-Chun Wang, Yu-Ting Lin, Wei-Shih Huang, Hung-Yu Huang, Chun-Ju Wang, En-Zu Lin, Wei-Ling Kung, Yuh-Cherng Guo, Kang-Hsu Lin, Ming-Kuei Lu, Pao-Sheng Yen, Wei-Laing Chen, Ying-Lin Tseng, Chin-Chi Kuo, Der-Yang Cho, Chun-Chung Chen, Chon-Haw Tsai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
stroke
thrombectomy
interhospital transfer
door-to-puncture time
communication
smartphone
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2021.606673/full

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