ArticleDer Radiologe2018
Mobile stroke unit use for prehospital stroke treatment-an update.
Article in Der Radiologe, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Does radiological conjugate eye deviation sign play a role in acute stroke imaging? A meta-analysis.Journal of neurology · 2022Pooled it
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- Impact of Mobile Stroke Units on Patients With Large Vessel Occlusion Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Prespecified BEST-MSU Substudy.Stroke (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2024Article
- A review of mobile stroke units.Journal of neurology · 2021Review
- Improved collateral flow and reduced damage after remote ischemic perconditioning during distal middle cerebral artery occlusion in aged rats.Scientific reports · 2020Article
- Mobile Stroke Units: Bringing Treatment to the Patient.Current treatment options in neurology · 2020Review
- [Mobile Stoke Unit : Changes in the concept of stroke care over time].Der Radiologe · 2019Review
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Abstract
backgroundAcute ischemic stroke is a treatable disease. Moreover, there is increasing evidence supporting mechanical recanalization for large-vessel occlusion, even beyond a strict time window. However, only small numbers of patients receive causal treatment.
methodsOne of the main reasons that patients do not receive causal therapy is their late arrival at the correct target hospital, which, depending on the type of stroke, is either a regional stroke unit or a comprehensive stroke center for interventional treatment. In order to triage patients correctly, a fast and complex diagnostic work-up is necessary, allowing a stroke specialist to decide on the best therapy option. As treatment possibilities become more comprehensive with the need for individualized decisions, the gap between treatment options and practical implementation is increasing.
resultsThe "mobile stroke unit" concept encompasses the administration of prehospital acute stroke diagnostic work-up, therapy initiation, and triage to the correct hospital using a specially equipped ambulance, staffed with a team specialized in stroke. The concept, which was conceived and first put into practice in Homburg/Saar, Germany, in 2008, is currently spreading with more than 20 active mobile stroke unit centers worldwide. The use of mobile stroke units can reduce the time until stroke treatment by 50% with a tenfold increase of patients treated within the first 60 min of symptom onset.
conclusionThe mobile stroke unit concept for acute stroke prehospital management is spreading worldwide. Intensive research is still needed to analyze the best setting for prehospital stroke management.
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