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Original Research

Strategies for improving outcomes in the acute management of ischemic stroke in rural emergency departments: a quality improvement initiative in the Stroke Belt

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Pages 53-59 | Published online: 16 May 2018

Figures & data

Figure 1 Initiative components.

Abbreviations: EHR, electronic health record; AIS, acute ischemic stroke; CME/CE, Continuing Medical Education/Continuing Education.
Figure 1 Initiative components.

Table 1 Emergency department team members responding to baseline electronic survey by degree type (N = 45)

Table 2 Clinicians’ baseline estimation of the percentage of patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with alteplase within 60 minutes of emergency department arrival

Figure 2 Perceived vs. actual percentage of patients with acute ischemic stroke who receive alteplase within 60-minute door-to-needle window at the start of the initiative.

Figure 2 Perceived vs. actual percentage of patients with acute ischemic stroke who receive alteplase within 60-minute door-to-needle window at the start of the initiative.

Figure 3 Patients with acute ischemic stroke receiving alteplase over the 6-month intervention period (all participating emergency departments combined).

Notes: (A) Percentage of eligible patients receiving alteplase ever, within 3 hours, and within 60 minutes. (B) Percentage of eligible patients receiving alteplase more than 60 minutes after arrival in the emergency department.
Figure 3 Patients with acute ischemic stroke receiving alteplase over the 6-month intervention period (all participating emergency departments combined).