Telemedicine networks for acute stroke: An analysis of global coverage, gaps, and opportunities
This comprehensive global survey of telestroke networks found significant variation in network coverage, setup, and technology use. Most services are in HICs, and a few services are in LMICs, although an emerging trend of new networks in these regions marks a pivotal moment in global telestroke care. The wide variation in quality monitoring practices across networks, with many failing to report key performance metrics, underscores the urgent need for standardized, resource-appropriate, quality assurance measures that can be adapted to diverse settings.
Authors
- Stefan T. Gerner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6020-8290)
- Bogdan Ciopleiaș
- Maria Khan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5170-6829)
- Radhika Lotlikar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8140-790X)
- Emily Ramage (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0599-7028)
- Ahmed Elkady (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9391-1182)
- Linxin Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3636-8355)
- Tamer Roushdy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3123-9204)
- Gisele Sampaio Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3247-3123)
- Anne Berberich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6991-1334)
- Alexandra Krauß
- Matías Alet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6951-7786)
- Paweł Kiper (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5990-5734)
- Maria Giulia Mosconi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0456-9160)
- Aristeidis H. Katsanos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6359-0023)
- Zhe Kang Law (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7900-9037)
- Abdul Hanif Khan Yusof Khan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8975-2174)
- Annemarei Ranta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3223-3330)
- Christoph Gumbinger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6137-1169)
- Faddi Saleh Velez
- Teresa Ullberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6717-0915)
- Padma MV Srivastava
- Robin Ohannessian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1999-7683)
- Jatinder S. Minhas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0576-9105)
- Javier Lagos-Servellón (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7168-0179)
- Sarah Shali Matuja (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7329-3922)
- Susanna M. Zuurbier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9288-9043)
- Ayush Agarwal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2303-1961)
- Leonardo Augusto Carbonera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9313-7967)
- Mirjam R. Heldner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3594-2159)
- Christine Tunkl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7305-0402)
- Shirsho Shreyan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9282-0089)
Institutions
- Ain Shams University (EG)
- University of Bern (CH)
- Universiti Putra Malaysia (MY)
- Rajshahi Medical College (BD)
- University of Leicester (GB)
- Lund University (SE)
- Heidelberg University (DE)
- Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health (AU)
- University of Perugia (IT)
- Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein (BR)
- Rashid Hospital (AE)
- University Hospital of Bern (CH)
- Glenfield Hospital (GB)
- University Hospital Heidelberg (DE)
- Population Health Research Institute (CA)
- Transylvania University of Brașov (RO)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Hospital Moinhos de Vento (BR)
- Universitätsklinikum Erlangen (DE)
- Fundación para la Lucha contra las Enfermedades Neurológicas de la Infancia (AR)
- Antwerp University Hospital (BE)
- Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (AE)
- Western Health (AU)
- Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital and Research Center (IN)
- Klinikum Ludwigshafen (DE)
- Skåne University Hospital (SE)
- Honduras Foundation for Agricultural Research (HN)
- Bugando Medical Centre (TZ)
- King Fahad Hospital Jeddah (SA)
- Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IT)
- Hospital São Paulo (BR)
- NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (GB)
- University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (US)
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
- University of Otago (NZ)
- Universidade Federal de São Paulo (BR)
- National University of Malaysia (MY)
- McMaster University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Stroke
- Published
- 2024-10-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/17474930241298450
- Citations
- 12
- Primary Topic
- Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.64