Telestroke, the next best thing
Tuesday, October 4, 2011 - 16:30
in Health & Medicine
Telestroke saves lives and money. The use of long-distance video and data hookups to link remote community hospitals with stroke neurologists in large centers provides the same level of care as having everyone in the same room. Rural patients examined with the aid of a technology called Telestroke received an important stroke drug, tPA, at the same rate as patients treated in specialized urban centers.