Tag: stroke triage

Massachusetts’ stroke triage updates will save lives and reduce disability, says...

Massachusetts patients experiencing stroke could soon have access to refined treatment, triage and transport protocols based on a provision in the US state’s new...

Research indicates women are less likely to be routed to comprehensive...

Despite having worse stroke symptoms and living within comparable distances to comprehensive stroke centres (CSCs), women with large vessel occlusion (LVO) acute ischaemic stroke...

MindRhythm announces first patient enrolment in pivotal study of novel stroke-detection...

MindRhythm, in partnership with Wayne State University School of Medicine (Detroit, USA), recently announced that the first patient has been enrolled in the pivotal...

Get Ahead of Stroke campaign launches Survive Stroke Week from 15–21...

The Get Ahead of Stroke campaign is launching Survive Stroke Week from 15–21 May—an observance aimed at increasing awareness of stroke symptoms and the...

Hotter weather during transportation associated with improved thrombectomy outcomes

A study intended to examine the impact of different weather conditions and modes of transport on mechanical thrombectomies in stroke patients has found a...

SNIS 2022: Direct triage to Level 1 stroke centres reduces time...

Implementing severity-based field triage leads to faster treatment and less disability for stroke patients, according to late-breaking research presented recently at the Society of...
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Reducing disability and death: What is next for stroke triage and...

Michael Chen (Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, USA) discusses the growing awareness around the need for timely interventions in stroke care in the USA,...