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ReviewDer Radiologe2016

[Mobile stroke unit for prehospital stroke treatment].

S Walter, I Q Grunwald, K Fassbender

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Review in Der Radiologe, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 38% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.

S WalterNeurologische Klinik, Universität des Saarlandes, Kirrbergerstraße 1, 66421, Homburg, Deutschland. silke.walter@uks.eu.
I Q GrunwaldNeuroscience, Faculty of Medical Science, Post Graduate Medical Institute, Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford, Großbritannien.
K FassbenderNeurologische Klinik, Universität des Saarlandes, Kirrbergerstraße 1, 66421, Homburg, Deutschland.
Saarland University · DEPost Graduate Medical Institute · PK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

clinical issue and diagnostic standardsThe management of acute stroke patients suffers from several major problems in the daily clinical routine. In order to achieve optimal treatment a complex diagnostic work-up and rapid initiation of therapy are necessary; however, most patients arrive at hospital too late for any type of acute stroke treatment, although all forms of treatment are highly time-dependent according to the generally accepted "time is brain" concept. DIAGNOSTIC INNOVATIONS: Recently, two randomized clinical trials demonstrated the feasibility of prehospital stroke diagnostic work-up and treatment. This was accomplished by use of a specialized ambulance, equipped with computed tomography for multimodal imaging and a point-of-care laboratory system. PERFORMANCE: In both trials the results demonstrated a clear superiority of the prehospital treatment group with a significant reduction of treatment times, significantly increased number of patients treated within the first 60 min after symptom onset and an optimized triage to the correct target hospital. ACHIEVEMENTS AND PRACTICAL RECOMMENDATIONS: Currently, mobile stroke units are in operation in various countries and should lead to an improvement in stroke treatment; nevertheless, intensive research is still needed to analyze the best framework settings for prehospital stroke management.

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AmbulancesCritical CareEfficiency, OrganizationalEmergency Medical ServicesEvidence-Based MedicineGermanyHumansModels, OrganizationalMultimodal ImagingPatient TransferPoint-of-Care SystemsStrokeTime ManagementTime-to-TreatmentTreatment OutcomeMobile stroke unitPrehospital stroke treatmentPrehospital thrombolysisStroke managementStroke triage

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PMID26728156
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