2014
Improving Door-to-Needle Times
Ruff I, Ali S, Goldstein J, Lev M, Copen W, McIntyre J, Rost N, Schwamm L. Improving Door-to-Needle Times. Stroke 2014, 45: 504-508. PMID: 24399372, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.113.004073.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overClinical ProtocolsComorbidityData Interpretation, StatisticalEarly DiagnosisEmergency Medical ServicesFemaleFibrinolytic AgentsHumansInternational Classification of DiseasesMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesQuality ImprovementRetrospective StudiesSocioeconomic FactorsStrokeThrombolytic TherapyTissue Plasminogen ActivatorTomography, X-Ray ComputedTreatment OutcomeConceptsIntravenous tissue-type plasminogen activatorEmergency department arrivalTissue-type plasminogen activatorAcute strokeDTN timeNeedle timeHealth Stroke Scale scorePlasminogen activatorAcute ischemic strokePercentage of patientsStroke Scale scoreAmerican Heart AssociationStroke care modelWilcoxon signed-rank testImproving DoorIschemic strokeStroke guidelinesHeart AssociationPostintervention periodSigned-rank testPre interventionCare modelNational guidelinesPost interventionPatients
2011
Improving Door-to-Needle Times in Acute Ischemic Stroke
Fonarow G, Smith E, Saver J, Reeves M, Hernandez A, Peterson E, Sacco R, Schwamm L. Improving Door-to-Needle Times in Acute Ischemic Stroke. Stroke 2011, 42: 2983-2989. PMID: 21885841, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.111.621342.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute ischemic strokeAcute ischemic stroke patientsTissue-type plasminogen activatorIschemic stroke patientsNeedle timeIschemic strokeStroke patientsAmerican Heart Association/American Stroke AssociationIntravenous tissue-type plasminogen activatorAmerican Stroke AssociationUnited States hospitalsEmergency medical services prenotificationInitial program goalsTeam-based approachImproving DoorStroke teamTPA administrationFaster doorStroke AssociationClinical practiceHospital participationState HospitalStrokePatientsPlasminogen activator