Abstract
There is a disconnect from discovery of best treatment options and application into clinical practice in a timely manner. The I M plementation of best Pr actices f O r acute stroke care-de v eloping and optimizing regional systems of Stroke Care (IMPROVE Stroke Care) goal is to develop a regional integrated stroke system that identifies, classifies, and treats patients with acute ischemic stroke more rapidly and effectively with reperfusion therapy. These improvements in acute stroke care delivery are expected to result in lower mortality, fewer recurrent strokes, and improved long term functional outcomes. Recent discoveries in stroke care and advancement in technology extends the window for both TPA administration and mechanical thombectomy. The challenge of implementing these latest advances are difficult considering the ability of hospitals to implement the original American Heart Association (AHA) Systems of Stroke Care recommendations. Early data from this project shows that the challenges continue to exist in recommendations that have been in place as early as 2005. EMS is not utilizing pre-hospital stroke screening tools, only 5% of the time, stroke severity tools, only 7% of the time, lytic checklists, 0% of the time, destination decision changed due to severity score, 0% of the time, and pre-notifying emergency rooms, only 63% of the time. Emergency departments door to CT <45 minutes, only 55% of the time, Lytic given in CT scanner, only 35% of the time, Door to lytic therapy< 45 minutes, 77% of the time, Door to Groin puncture, 81% of the time, and Door to TICI Flow 2c/3 flow <90 minutes, 39% of the time. The Systems of Stroke Care have recommendations that will improve time to treatment and outcomes for patients. This project is working to provide tools, guidance, data, and feedback to improve application of these recommendations and identify best practices and solutions to barriers.
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