Setting performance benchmarks for stroke care delivery: Which quality indicators should be prioritized in quality improvement; an analysis in 500,331 stroke admissions.
Xi LiChao WangShazia RehmanXinyu WangWei ZhangShaofei SuXiaoqiang BaoJingkun LiMeina LiuYongchen WangPublished in: International journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society (2020)
Performance targets for three acute treatments, including thrombolytic therapy, anticoagulant therapy, venous thrombosis prophylaxis, could best motivate improvements in both overall adherence rate and independence rate at discharge. The finding suggests that the above three types of acute treatment should be given priority to improve the quality of acute ischemic stroke care.
Keyphrases
- quality improvement
- acute ischemic stroke
- atrial fibrillation
- liver failure
- patient safety
- respiratory failure
- healthcare
- palliative care
- drug induced
- aortic dissection
- venous thromboembolism
- pulmonary embolism
- stem cells
- type diabetes
- hepatitis b virus
- metabolic syndrome
- pain management
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- adipose tissue
- affordable care act
- chronic pain
- blood brain barrier
- smoking cessation