Abstract
Box Hill Hospital has approximately 750 stroke presentations per annum and in 2023, 99 patients received thrombolysis and 40 were transferred out for thrombectomy. Thrombolysis rates, for patients with ischaemic stroke that present within 4.5 hours of symptom onset, was at 37%, with a median door-to-needle (DNT) of 41 minutes, 86% of cases being treated under 60 minutes of arrival and our fastest DNT being 16 minutes. Meidan DIDO was 47 minutes with the fastest recorded 17 minutes. Reperfusion time metrics have improved significantly over the years with the biggest impact being from a direct to CT protocol, organisational coordination and the presence of an Acute Stroke Nurse (ASN) for patients receiving thrombolysis.
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