RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Innovative use of artificial intelligence and digital communication in acute stroke pathway in response to COVID-19
JF Future Healthcare Journal
JO Future Healthc J
FD Royal College of Physicians
SP 169
OP 173
DO 10.7861/fhj.2020-0034
VO 7
IS 2
A1 Kiruba Nagaratnam
A1 George Harston
A1 Enrico Flossmann
A1 Clara Canavan
A1 Rui Carmelo Geraldes
A1 Chani Edwards
YR 2020
UL http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/7/2/169.abstract
AB Acute stroke care demands real-time, specialist-led treatment decisions, including thrombolysis and referral for mechanical thrombectomy. Pathways designed to deliver time-critical interventions for stroke patients are under intense pressure due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic. In response to this unprecedented burden on acute care services, stroke clinicians are having to reconfigure existing clinical pathways both within and between hospitals. Incorporating artificial intelligence and digital communication support into clinical pathways offers an opportunity to mitigate the disruption to acute stroke care. In this case study we describe how Royal Berkshire Hospital, working collaboratively with Brainomix, a UK-based artificial intelligence software company, adopted technological innovation and integrated it into the hyperacute stroke pathway. A case is presented to demonstrate how this innovation can support patient care and deliver successful patient outcomes. We believe this model can be adopted in other hospitals and networks to deliver safe and efficient hyperacute stroke care.