Nicolle W Davis, Teng J Peng, David Lykens, Andrea Corwine, Shelley Young, Rebekah Webb, Neha Saini, Christina A Wilson, Amita Singh, Anna Khanna
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Abstract
Mobile stroke units, also referred to as mobile stroke treatment units, have revolutionized acute stroke care by reducing thrombolysis and mechanical thrombectomy times, resulting in positive patient outcomes. These direct benefits of mobile stroke treatment units have been well documented in the literature. Yet, despite these demonstrated benefits, mobile stroke treatment unit programs are often perceived as a costly financial burden to establish. However, when implemented effectively, Mobile stroke programs can yield indirect societal and institutional benefits. We highlight the indirect effects and factors that are less commonly reported when operating a mobile stroke program, including aiding local emergency medical services, improving emergency department stroke care and throughput, optimizing hospital resource utilization, and extending community education and outreach initiatives.
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Stroke is a monthly publication that collates reports of clinical and basic investigation of any aspect of the cerebral circulation and its diseases. The publication covers a wide range of disciplines including anesthesiology, critical care medicine, epidemiology, internal medicine, neurology, neuro-ophthalmology, neuropathology, neuropsychology, neurosurgery, nuclear medicine, nursing, radiology, rehabilitation, speech pathology, vascular physiology, and vascular surgery.
The audience of Stroke includes neurologists, basic scientists, cardiologists, vascular surgeons, internists, interventionalists, neurosurgeons, nurses, and physiatrists.
Stroke is indexed in Biological Abstracts, BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, Chemical Abstracts, CINAHL, Current Contents, Embase, MEDLINE, and Science Citation Index Expanded.
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