Coverage of the requirements of first and second level stroke unit in Italy.
Monica Bandettini di PoggioDanilo ToniCarlo GandolfoDamiano PaolicelliAndrea ZiniElio AgostoniFabio BandiniMichele RagnoMaria Concetta AltavistaAntonio BertolottoGabriele SicilianoMichele VecchioNicola TambascoAntonio GambardellaPaolo ManganottiMaurizio MelisMarco OnofrjGiuseppe De MicheleNicoletta RealeGioacchino TedeschiGianLuigi MancardiPublished in: Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (2020)
The survey demonstrated a severe shortage of beds dedicated to cerebrovascular diseases, mainly because of lack of first level SU, especially in central and southern Italy. It also suggests that the current hub and spoke system is not yet fully implemented across the country and that resources should be better distributed in order to ensure uniform and fair care for all stroke patients on the whole territory.