Ischemic stroke Circulatory System Cerebral infarction
Conditions
Interventions
The evaluation of this improvement intervention will be conducted through a Stepped Wedge Trial (SWT). In the SWT, all sites will be assigned to a group or cluster. Each cluster will go through the in
Sponsors
Dalhousie University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Enrolled to participate in the improvement collaborative 2. Involved with acute stroke care of ischemic stroke patients
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Proportion of ischemic stroke patients treated with alteplase and endovascular thrombectomy using data from the Discharge Abstract Database at the end of the data collection periods. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Measures are obtained from chart audits at the end of the data collection periods: 1. Door to needle time (time from arrival to start of alteplase treatment) 2. Proportion of all ischemic stroke patients discharged home 3. Proportion of all treated (alteplase or EVT) ischemic stroke patients discharged home 4. Hospital length of stay for all ischemic stroke patients 5. Hospital length of stay for all treated (alteplase or EVT) ischemic stroke patients 6. Door-in-door-out times (time from hospital arrival to departure) for all patients transferred for EVT 7. Door to groin puncture time (time from arrival to groin puncture) for all EVT treated patients 8. First medical contact to needle time (time from 911 call to start of alteplase treatment) 9. First medical contact to groin puncture (time from 911 call to start of EVT procedure) | — |
Countries
Canada
Outcome results
None listed