A one-to-one telestroke network: the first Italian study of a web-based telemedicine system for thrombolysis delivery and patient monitoring.

Over 10 years after European approval, thrombolysis is still limited by a restricted time window and non-optimal territorial coverage. Implementation of telestroke can give a growing number of patients access to treatment. We hereby present the first Italian telemedicine study applied to both the acute and the monitoring phase of stroke care.

The neurosurgical telecounseling network in the Veneto Region: 4 years of experience of HEALTH OPTIMUM.

Background: Neurosurgery is a highly specialized service that, because of high costs, is often centralized. Since 2005, a neurosurgical telecounseling service was defined and then deployed in the Veneto Region. It was aimed at creating the same range of services for head trauma by using standardized protocols at regional levels and at rationalizing the use of human and technological resources by providing a network of services that manages patients at the local level.

Incidence and predictors of venous thromboembolism in post-acute care patients. A prospective cohort study.

Few studies have addressed the topic of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients hospitalised in rehabilitation facilities. This patient population is rapidly growing, and data aimed to better define VTE risk in this setting are needed. Primary aim of this prospective observational study was to evaluate the frequency of symptomatic, objectively confirmed VTE in a cohort of unselected consecutive patients admitted to rehabilitation facilities, after medical diseases or surgery.