Measuring Quality Improvement in Acute Ischemic Stroke Care: Interrupted Time Series Analysis of Door-to-Needle Time

Measuring Quality Improvement in Acute Ischemic Stroke Care: Interrupted Time Series Analysis of Door-to-Needle Time

Background: In patients with acute ischemic stroke, early treatment with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rtPA) improves functional outcome by effectively reducing disability and dependency. Timely thrombolysis, within 1 h, is a vital aspect of acute stroke treatment, and is reflected in th...

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Main Authors: Anne Margreet van Dishoeck, Diederik W.J. Dippel, Maaike Dirks, Caspar W.N. Looman, Johan P. Mackenbach, Ewout W. Steyerberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2014-06-01
Series:Cerebrovascular Diseases Extra
Subjects:
Acute ischemic stroke
Acute stroke care
Door-to-needle time
Recombinant tissue plasminogen activator
Performance indicator
Quality of care
Quality improvement
Process indicators
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