A survey of stroke-related capabilities among a sample of US community emergency departments.
Korilyn Sauser ZachrisonLatha GantiDhruv SharmaPawan GoyalMarquita Decker-PalmerOpeolu AdeoyeJoshua N GoldsteinEdward C JauchBruce M LoTracy E MadsenWilliam MeurerJohn A OostemaCindy Mendez-HernandezArjun K VenkateshPublished in: Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open (2022)
Stroke-related capabilities vary substantially between community EDs and are different from capabilities typically found in larger stroke centers. These data may be valuable for identifying areas for future investment. Additionally, the design of stroke quality improvement interventions and metrics to evaluate emergency stroke care delivery should account for these key structural differences.