ArticleScientific reports2021
Pre-hospital triage of suspected acute stroke patients in a mobile stroke unit in the rural Alberta.
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- Comparison of Mobile Stroke Unit With Usual Care for Acute Ischemic Stroke Management: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.JAMA neurology · 2022Pooled it
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- Evaluating the Impact of a System-Wide Prehospital Teleconsultation on Rural Stroke Transportation Efficiency.Stroke (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2026Article
- Mobile stroke unit treatment times and transport frequency in a suburban setting.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2025Article
- Activation of Emergency Department Stroke Protocol by Emergency Medical Services: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
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- Geographical Requirements for the Applicability of the Results of the RACECAT Study to Other Stroke Networks.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2023Article
- Prehospital Stroke Care Part 1: Emergency Medical Services and the Stroke Systems of Care.Stroke · 2023Review
- Mobile Stroke Unit Operational Metrics: Institutional Experience, Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
- Mobile Stroke Units: Current Evidence and Impact.Current neurology and neuroscience reports · 2022Review
- Case Report: Preliminary Images From an Electromagnetic Portable Brain Scanner for Diagnosis and Monitoring of Acute Stroke.Frontiers in neurology · 2021Article
- Geospatial optimization of Air-Mobile Stroke Unit deployment in Norway: expanding the frontiers of neurocritical care.Frontiers in neurologyArticle
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Abstract
Mobile Stroke Unit (MSU) expedites the delivery of intravenous thrombolysis in acute stroke patients. We further evaluated the functional outcome of patients shipped to a tertiary care centre or repatriated to local hospitals after triage by MSU in acute stroke syndrome in rural northern Alberta. Consecutive patients with suspected acute stroke syndrome were included. On the basis of neurology consultation and, Computed Tomography findings, patients, who were thrombolysed or needed advanced care were transported to the Comprehensive stroke center (CSC) (Triage to CSC group). Other patients were repatriated to local hospital care (Triage to LHC group). A total of 156 patients were assessed in MSU, 73 (46.8%) were female and the mean age was 66.6 ± 15 years. One hundred and eight (69.2%) patients, including 41 (26.3%) treated with thrombolysis were transported to the CSC (Triage to CSC group) and 48 (30.8%) were repatriated to local hospital care. The diagnosis made in MSU and final diagnosis were matching in 88% (95) and 91.7% (44, p = 0.39) in Triage to CSC and Triage to LHC groups respectively. Prehospital triage by MSU of acute stroke syndrome can reliably repatriate patients to the home hospital. The proposed model has the potential to triage patients according to their medical needs by enabling treatment in home hospitals whenever reasonable.
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