Achieving More Rapid Door-to-Needle Times and Improved Outcomes in Acute Ischemic Stroke in a Nationwide Quality Improvement Intervention.

Ying XianHaolin XuEric E SmithJeffrey L SaverMathew J ReevesDeepak L BhattAdrian F HernandezEric D PetersonLee H SchwammGregory Y H Lip

Published in: Stroke (2021)

A nationwide quality improvement program for acute ischemic stroke was associated with substantial improvement in the timeliness of thrombolytic therapy start, increased thrombolytic treatment, and improved clinical outcomes.

Keyphrases

acute ischemic stroke
quality improvement
patient safety
randomized controlled trial
cross sectional
pulmonary embolism
ultrasound guided
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cell therapy
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