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. 2022 Feb 1;5(2):e2145824.
doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.45824.

Estimated Population Access to Acute Stroke and Telestroke Centers in the US, 2019

Kori S Zachrison  1   2 , Rebecca E Cash  1   2 , Opeolu Adeoye  3 , Krislyn M Boggs  1 , Lee H Schwamm  4   5 , Ateev Mehrotra  6 , Carlos A Camargo Jr  1   2
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Estimated Population Access to Acute Stroke and Telestroke Centers in the US, 2019

Kori S Zachrison et al. JAMA Netw Open. .

Abstract

This cross-sectional study assesses US population access to emergency departments with acute stroke capabilities and telestroke capacity in 2019.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Adeoye reported serving as a cofounder of and equity holder in Sense Diagnostics Inc, receiving research support from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), and serving as a data and safety monitoring board member for the ENRICH (Early Minimally Invasive Removal of Intracerebral Hemorrhage) clinical trial by Nico Corp. Dr Schwamm reported receiving grants from the NINDS, consulting fees from LifeImage related to the teleradiology user experience, and consulting fees from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health related to stroke systems of care. Dr Mehrotra reported receiving grants from the National Institutes of Health during the conduct of this study as well as personal consulting fees from the Pew Charitable Trusts outside the submitted work. No other disclosures were reported.

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Figure.. US Population Access to Emergency Departments With Acute Stroke Expertise
Acute stroke expertise is defined as follows: (1) confirmation of a hospital as an acute stroke-ready hospital, a primary stroke center, a thrombectomy-capable stroke center, or a comprehensive stroke center or (2) receipt of emergency department telestroke services.
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