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STEPS-T Program Improves Endovascular Treatment Outcomes of Acute Ischemic Stroke; A 6-Year Study

Background: Early endovascular recanalization of occluded vessels in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is a major contributor to good clinical outcome. We report the analysis of all AIS patients throughout a 6-year experience following the deployment of a quality initiative aiming at improving care, speed...

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Autores principales: Hassan, Ameer E., Rabah, Rani R., Preston, Laurie, Tekle, Wondwossen G.
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Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7029425/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32116978
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2019.01251
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author Hassan, Ameer E.
Rabah, Rani R.
Preston, Laurie
Tekle, Wondwossen G.
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Rabah, Rani R.
Preston, Laurie
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description Background: Early endovascular recanalization of occluded vessels in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is a major contributor to good clinical outcome. We report the analysis of all AIS patients throughout a 6-year experience following the deployment of a quality initiative aiming at improving care, speed and maintaining quality for AIS treatment. Methods: Using a prospectively collected endovascular database at a comprehensive stroke center between 2012 and 2017, workflow/outcomes were recorded. There were no exclusion criteria. During the first year, a quality program employing “digital-object” technology, staff education, and workflow improvement was implemented to reduce time-to-treatment. Using electronic recording, workflow times were collected for onset (T(O)), CT (T(CT)), door (T(D)), angiography-suite (T(A)), groin puncture (T(G)), DSA (T(DSA)), and recanalization (T(R)). Recanalization time (T(G)-T(R)) and workflow intervals were compared at Year 1 and 6. Results: Analysis of 382 patients (aged 71.3 ± 12.9) undergoing mechanical thrombectomy for AIS (206 male and 176 female) was performed. Recanalization time was significantly reduced from 82 min in 2012 to 34 min by 2017 (IQR 52–117 min and 23–49 min), a 59% reduction (P < 0.001). Further, consistent year-over-year reductions in setup time (T(A)-T(G)) (44% improvement) and T(CT) to T(A) times were observed. During the same period, clinical outcome significantly improved year-over-year as measured with the modified Rankin Scale 0–2 (33, 37, 38, 41, 53, and 58%). Conclusions: Significant improvements were observed following the deployment of a quality initiative enabling iterative evidence-based process improvements, thereby sustaining significant reductions in time-to-treat and improved clinical outcomes for AIS patients.
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spelling pubmed-70294252020-02-28 STEPS-T Program Improves Endovascular Treatment Outcomes of Acute Ischemic Stroke; A 6-Year Study Hassan, Ameer E. Rabah, Rani R. Preston, Laurie Tekle, Wondwossen G. Front Neurol Neurology Background: Early endovascular recanalization of occluded vessels in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is a major contributor to good clinical outcome. We report the analysis of all AIS patients throughout a 6-year experience following the deployment of a quality initiative aiming at improving care, speed and maintaining quality for AIS treatment. Methods: Using a prospectively collected endovascular database at a comprehensive stroke center between 2012 and 2017, workflow/outcomes were recorded. There were no exclusion criteria. During the first year, a quality program employing “digital-object” technology, staff education, and workflow improvement was implemented to reduce time-to-treatment. Using electronic recording, workflow times were collected for onset (T(O)), CT (T(CT)), door (T(D)), angiography-suite (T(A)), groin puncture (T(G)), DSA (T(DSA)), and recanalization (T(R)). Recanalization time (T(G)-T(R)) and workflow intervals were compared at Year 1 and 6. Results: Analysis of 382 patients (aged 71.3 ± 12.9) undergoing mechanical thrombectomy for AIS (206 male and 176 female) was performed. Recanalization time was significantly reduced from 82 min in 2012 to 34 min by 2017 (IQR 52–117 min and 23–49 min), a 59% reduction (P < 0.001). Further, consistent year-over-year reductions in setup time (T(A)-T(G)) (44% improvement) and T(CT) to T(A) times were observed. During the same period, clinical outcome significantly improved year-over-year as measured with the modified Rankin Scale 0–2 (33, 37, 38, 41, 53, and 58%). Conclusions: Significant improvements were observed following the deployment of a quality initiative enabling iterative evidence-based process improvements, thereby sustaining significant reductions in time-to-treat and improved clinical outcomes for AIS patients. Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-02-12 /pmc/articles/PMC7029425/ /pubmed/32116978 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2019.01251 Text en Copyright © 2020 Hassan, Rabah, Preston and Tekle. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
spellingShingle Neurology
Hassan, Ameer E.
Rabah, Rani R.
Preston, Laurie
Tekle, Wondwossen G.
STEPS-T Program Improves Endovascular Treatment Outcomes of Acute Ischemic Stroke; A 6-Year Study
title STEPS-T Program Improves Endovascular Treatment Outcomes of Acute Ischemic Stroke; A 6-Year Study
title_full STEPS-T Program Improves Endovascular Treatment Outcomes of Acute Ischemic Stroke; A 6-Year Study
title_fullStr STEPS-T Program Improves Endovascular Treatment Outcomes of Acute Ischemic Stroke; A 6-Year Study
title_full_unstemmed STEPS-T Program Improves Endovascular Treatment Outcomes of Acute Ischemic Stroke; A 6-Year Study
title_short STEPS-T Program Improves Endovascular Treatment Outcomes of Acute Ischemic Stroke; A 6-Year Study
title_sort steps-t program improves endovascular treatment outcomes of acute ischemic stroke; a 6-year study
topic Neurology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7029425/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32116978
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2019.01251
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