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Real-world, feasibility study to investigate the use of a multidisciplinary app (Pulsara) to improve prehospital communication and timelines for acute stroke/STEMI care

Authors :
Joosup Kim
Dominique A Cadilhac
Karen Smith
Ramesh Sahathevan
Stephen Bernard
Dion Stub
Voltaire Nadurata
Ernesto Oqueli
Thomas Kraemer
Chris F Bladin
Kathleen L Bagot
Michelle Vu
Grant Hocking
Tessa Coupland
Debra Pearce
Diane Badcock
Marc Budge
Wayne Pearce
Howard Hall
Ben Kelly
Angie Spencer
Pauline Chapman
Casey Hair
Source :
BMJ Open, Vol 12, Iss 7 (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
BMJ Publishing Group, 2022.

Abstract

Objectives To determine if a digital communication app improves care timelines for patients with suspected acute stroke/ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).Design Real-world feasibility study, quasi-experimental design.Setting Prehospital (25 Ambulance Victoria branches) and within-hospital (2 hospitals) in regional Victoria, Australia.Participants Paramedics or emergency department (ED) clinicians identified patients with suspected acute stroke (onset

Subjects

Subjects :
Medicine

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20210523 and 20446055
Volume :
12
Issue :
7
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
BMJ Open
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.f033ce92814cca93cd8d4b5635c200
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-052332