About this Research Topic
The use of telestroke has expanded the access to acute stroke care both regionally, nationally, and globally, and has been increasingly important not only in the delivery of acute thrombolysis but throughout the variety of stroke care. While telestroke has been shown to increase appropriate thrombolytic and endovascular treatment, decrease unnecessary patient transfer, and supplement local stroke care by providing stroke expertise to spoke sites, equitable distribution of telestroke networks has become increasingly important. As we focus on making more efficient systems of care both for acute stroke patients and throughout the continuum of stroke care, telestroke can be leveraged to improve community access, mitigate disparities in care, and more efficiently manage inter-facility care in pre-hospital and hospital systems.
There is a shortage of articles exploring the use of telestroke within the context of stroke care systems and addressing how telestroke can be deployed in a more equitable manner and in unique spaces (such as mobile stroke units) to optimize care. The goal of this Research Topic is to spotlight the latest research related to telestroke and contribute to bridging this gap in the literature. Our collection is intended for gathering the most recent data on real-world telestroke use including data on current telestroke utilization, integration with endovascular networks, geographic disparities in telestroke deployment, and use in novel spaces. Papers that highlight innovative telestroke applications to mitigate disparities of care in medically under-served populations are particularly welcome.
This Research Topic will welcome the submission of any type of manuscript supported by the journal (including Original Research, Review, etc.) pertaining to, but not limited to, the following themes:
- existing data (presented in a Review article) on telestroke network and innovative deployment of telestroke into new spaces such as stroke follow-up care, rehabilitation, and rehospitalization triage.
- original research outlining information transfer in telestroke networks, optimization of transfer from spoke sites, and intentional deployment of networks in medical under-resourced areas
- calls to action for new modes of study into telestroke networks, into education, and expansion of networks to be more inclusive
- the impact of telestroke on improving or exacerbating disparities in care
There is a shortage of articles exploring the use of telestroke within the context of stroke care systems and addressing how telestroke can be deployed in a more equitable manner and in unique spaces (such as mobile stroke units) to optimize care. The goal of this Research Topic is to spotlight the latest research related to telestroke and contribute to bridging this gap in the literature. Our collection is intended for gathering the most recent data on real-world telestroke use including data on current telestroke utilization, integration with endovascular networks, geographic disparities in telestroke deployment, and use in novel spaces. Papers that highlight innovative telestroke applications to mitigate disparities of care in medically under-served populations are particularly welcome.
This Research Topic will welcome the submission of any type of manuscript supported by the journal (including Original Research, Review, etc.) pertaining to, but not limited to, the following themes:
- existing data (presented in a Review article) on telestroke network and innovative deployment of telestroke into new spaces such as stroke follow-up care, rehabilitation, and rehospitalization triage.
- original research outlining information transfer in telestroke networks, optimization of transfer from spoke sites, and intentional deployment of networks in medical under-resourced areas
- calls to action for new modes of study into telestroke networks, into education, and expansion of networks to be more inclusive
- the impact of telestroke on improving or exacerbating disparities in care
Keywords: teletroke, disparities in care, stroke access, rural stroke, stroke systems of care, stroke networks, virtual care
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