ReviewJournal of neurology2021
A review of mobile stroke units.
Review in Journal of neurology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.
- Clinical applications of portable CT scanners.The British journal of radiology · 2025Review
- Telemedicine-Enabled Ambulances for Prehospital Acute Stroke Management: A Pilot Study.Mayo Clinic proceedings. Digital health · 2024Article
- Stroke Systems of Care:: A Systematic Approach to Saving Neurons.Delaware journal of public health · 2023Article
- Decision for tPA Administration, Not Response Time, Contributes Most to Variation in Thrombolysis Times Onboard Mobile Stroke Unit.Stroke (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2023Article
- Prospective collection of blood plasma samples to identify potential biomarkers for the prehospital stroke diagnosis (ProGrEss-Bio): study protocol for a multicenter prospective observational study.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Article
- Optimization of sensitivity and specificity of a biomarker-based blood test (LVOCheck-Opti): A protocol for a multicenter prospective observational study of patients suspected of having a stroke.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Article
- What is the appropriate control arm when testing usefulness of mobile stroke units in improving stroke outcomes?Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences · 2021Article
- Large Vessel Occlusion Stroke Detection in the Prehospital Environment.Current emergency and hospital medicine reports · 2021Article
- Differences in Characteristics and Ambulance Pathway Adherence Between Strokes and Mimics Presenting to a Large UK Centralized Hyper Acute Stroke Unit (HASU).Frontiers in neurology · 2021Article
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Abstract
purpose of reviewMobile stroke units (MSUs) for prehospital treatment and management of patients with acute stroke have been developed more than a decade ago and is currently spreading worldwide. This review discusses the history of MSU and current operations and research. RECENT
findingsMultiple studies have shown that MSU can significantly reduce treatment time with a tenfold increase of patients treated within the first 60 min of symptom onset. Recent preliminary results from the Berlin Prehospital or Usual Delivery of Acute Stroke Care trial (B-PROUD) showed a positive shift in modified Rankin Scale (mRS) scores at 3 months for patients treated in MSUs. Two German studies indicate that the MSU model is cost effective by reducing disability and improving adjusted quality-life years after stroke. The MSU model for prehospital management of acute stroke is spreading worldwide. More research is needed, however, to establish cost-effectiveness, efficacy and best setting for prehospital stroke management.
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