Audit of inpatient acute stroke services in a university teaching hospital, 2020

DiscussionUsing national and international  audit data as an institutional benchmark provides a standard with which a service can be compared to highlight areas for improvement. We identified mood screening, swallow screening, thrombectomy rates, length of stay and time to neuroimaging as key areas for development in our centre. We are cur rently completing a process map to determine cause, effect, and solutions, and we will implement change using PDSA methodology as per SQUIRE 2.0 guidelines. The results of the re-audit cycle for 2020 will be available in 2021 to inform our progress. Ongoing quality improvement is essential for stro ke care, which is a leading cause of death and disability in Ireland.
Source: Irish Journal of Medical Science - Category: General Medicine Source Type: research