Process Improvement for Endovascular Thrombectomy in Patients Presenting with Acute Ischemic Stroke

Authors

Richard F. Schmidt, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Michael J. Lang, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Robin Dharia, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Fred Rincon, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Thomas Zdanowski, RN, MSN, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Robin D'Ambrosio, RN, MSN, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Stavropoula Tjoumakaris, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
M. Reid Gooch, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Pascal Jabbour, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Nabeel Herial, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow

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Aims

1. Critically evaluate the existing stroke activation and ET protocols for compliance with new 2018 metrics and guidelines.
2. Review DTP times under the existing protocol to assess for potential inefficiencies or gaps in care delivery, specifically addressing differences between processes at JHN compared to ED/Gibbon.
3. Make changes to the existing stroke alert protocol to better reflect current guidelines, streamline care, and ultimately improve process metrics (DTP times).
4. Establish a system for recursive continuous analysis of AIS patients to identify protocol gaps, inefficiencies and areas for further intervention.

Publication Date

6-7-2018

City

Philadelphia

Keywords

stroke, thrombectomy, process improvement, endovascular thrombectomy, acute ischemic stroke

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences | Neurology | Surgery

Comments

Presented at the 2018 House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference

Recommended Citation

Schmidt, MD, Richard F.; Lang, MD, Michael J.; Dharia, MD, Robin; Rincon, MD, Fred; Zdanowski, RN, MSN, Thomas; D'Ambrosio, RN, MSN, Robin; Tjoumakaris, MD, Stavropoula; Gooch, MD, M. Reid; Jabbour, MD, Pascal; and Herial, MD, Nabeel, "Process Improvement for Endovascular Thrombectomy in Patients Presenting with Acute Ischemic Stroke" (2018). House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference (2016-2019). Poster 91.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/patientsafetyposters/91