Emergency Transfer of Acute Stroke Patients within the East Saxony Telemedicine Stroke Network: A Descriptive Analysis

Background Telemedicine may facilitate the selection of stroke patients who require emergency transfer to a comprehensive stroke center to receive additional therapies other than intravenous tissue plasminogen activator. Aims and/or hypothesis We sought to analyze frequency, patient characteristics, and specific therapies among emergently transferred patients within the telemedical Stroke East Saxony Network. Methods We reviewed consecutive...