Retrospective studies provide mixed results on a direct-to-angiography approach for select mobile stroke unit patients and positive findings on mechanical thrombectomy beyond the 24-hour window.
Early Adopter of Mobile Stroke Care Shares Operational Insights (Podcast)
The director of our Mobile Stroke Treatment Unit reflects on lessons from our first six years of experience, along with what’s on the horizon in mobile stroke care.
Mobile Stroke Units: Economically Superior to Standard Transport When Thresholds Are Achieved
Mobile stroke units can avert costs in delivery of acute stroke care once optimal thresholds are reached, a cost-consequence analysis finds. Avoidance of secondary interhospital transfers account for substantial potential savings.
International Stroke Conference 2020: 5 Key Developments That Will Shape the Field
An expert attendee draws from a wealth of presentations to share why a handful of new (and old) studies are likely to change practice in stroke care.
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New PRESTO Board Aims to Boost Role of Mobile Treatment in Stroke Management
The first worldwide organization dedicated to mobile treatment of acute stroke has just elected its board of directors. One of those directors, Dr. Shazam Hussain, explains the group’s unique mission.
Treatment on Mobile Stroke Unit Improves Functional Outcomes in Acute Ischemic Stroke
Mobile stroke units have been shown to accelerate patient evaluation and treatment. Now, for the first time, this speedier management has been shown to translate to clinical benefit for patients.
Supportive Evidence Mounts for Use of Mobile Stroke Units
Mobile stroke units are gaining significant traction in the U.S. and around the world. A new paper looks back on the units’ time-to-treatment effects — and ahead to outcome and cost impacts.
How Do Patient Characteristics Impact Treatment Time in Acute Stroke? (Video)
A study on Cleveland Clinic’s mobile stroke unit reveals one characteristic that seems to particularly drive early IV thrombolysis delivery.
Experience Brings Heightened Efficiency to Mobile Stroke Unit, Study Shows (Video)
Practice may not make perfect in healthcare, but it can sure make for greater efficiency and effectiveness. This study of our mobile stroke unit’s evolution over three years is a case in point.
How Mobile Stroke Units Take Prehospital Evaluation to a New Level (Video)
A Cleveland Clinic study presented at the 2018 International Stroke Conference suggests these units may help bypass interhospital transfers for patients requiring thrombectomy.