Real-world, feasibility study to investigate the use of a multidisciplinary app (Pulsara) to improve prehospital communication and timelines for acute stroke/STEMI care.
Christopher F BladinKathleen L BagotMichelle VuJoosup KimStephen BernardKaren SmithGrant HockingTessa CouplandDebra PearceDiane BadcockMarc BudgeVoltaire NadurataWayne PearceHoward HallBen KellyAngie SpencerPauline ChapmanErnesto OqueliRamesh SahathevanThomas KraemerCasey HairDion StubDominique Ann-Michele CadilhacPublished in: BMJ open (2022)
In this Australian-first study, uptake of the digital communication app was strong, patient-centred care timelines improved, although door-to-treatment times remained similar.