Telestroke is an example of technology facilitating the delivery of time‐dependent therapies in regional Australia
Stroke telemedicine, or “telestroke”, refers to the diagnosis and treatment of patients using telecommunications technology. Acute stroke care is time-critical and regional hospitals typically do not have ready access to specialist stroke expertise. Stroke reperfusion therapies (thrombolysis and endovascular thrombectomy) are time-dependent (with an increased proportion of poor outcomes associated with delayed therapy delivery1), resource-intense, and potentially hazardous.
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