Talk About Thrombolysis. Regular Case-Based Discussions of Stroke Thrombolysis Improve Door-to-Needle Time by 20%.

Background: The outcome of stroke patients can be improved by a rapid initiation of thrombolytic therapy. Here, we sought to determine whether an additional simple but thorough case-based discussion of recent thrombolysed cases with the entire neurologic staff can improve the door-to-needle time without changes to the implemented stroke protocol. Methods: For every performed thrombolysis, a route card, consisting of a timeline with 3 time points and target times, had to be completed by the attending neurologist.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - December 28, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Caroline Klingner, Albrecht G ünther, Stefan Brodoehl, Otto W. Witte, Carsten M. Klingner Source Type: research