Early Stroke Recognition and Time-based Emergency Care Performance Metrics for Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Background and Aim: Performance measures have been extensively studied for acute ischemic stroke, leading to guideline-established benchmarks. Factors influencing care efficiency for intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) are not well delineated. We sought to identify factors associated with early recognition of ICH and to assess the association between early recognition and completion of emergency care tasks. Methods: Consecutive patients with spontaneous ICH were enrolled in an observational cohort study conducted from 2009 to 2017 at an urban comprehensive stroke center, excluding patient transferred from other hospitals.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - December 11, 2019 Category: Neurology Authors: Katharine Colton, Christopher T. Richards, Peter B. Pruitt, Scott J. Mendelson, Jane L. Holl, Andrew M. Naidech, Shyam Prabhakaran, Matthew B. Maas Source Type: research