Al Ain Hospital in UAE maintains excellent standard of quality of care for acute ischemic stroke

Abstract

We have a 7-bedded unit Stroke Unit in Al Ain Hospital (AAH), Al Ain, UAE. The Stroke Measure Set (STK) is a standardised performance measure developed by Joint Commission in collaboration with American Heart Association/ American Stroke Association (AHA/ASA). Our aim was to assess the quality of Stroke care based on STK. We prospectively analysed data from Stroke registry for a 36-month period starting 01.01.2016. We measured 8 quality indicators STKs 1,2,3,4,5,6,8 and STK-10 from STK . STK set No. Stroke Measure STK-1 DVT Prophylaxis STK-2 Discharged on Antithrombotic therapy STK-3 Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Receiving Anticoagulation Therapy STK-4 Thrombolytic Therapy Administered STK-5 Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day Two STK-6 Discharged on Statin STK-8 Stroke Education STK-10 Assessed for Rehabilitation 858 Stroke patients were admitted of which 86% were ischemic. We aimed for a target range of > 95% for each of the STK measures. Expected target ranges were achieved in all 8 STK measures. The Average Achieved Target Range for study period: 99.8% (STK-1), 100% (STK-2), 100% (STK-3), 100% (STK-4), 100% (STK-5), 99.2% (STK-6), 98.9% (STK-8), 99.8% (STK-10). •We conclude that the quality of stroke care in AAH is high.•We plan to include other quality indicators such as dysphagia screening and door-to-needle time to further improve quality of care for Stroke patients.