Development of Stroke Fast Track Management in Emergency Department, Nakhonpathom Hospital

Authors

  • Bodeepat Worathitianan, M.D. Division of Emergency and Forensic Medicine, Nakhonpathom Hospital
  • Chatchadaporn Osiri Division of Emergency and Forensic Medicine, Nakhonpathom Hospital

Keywords:

ischemic stroke, recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rtPA), fast track, emergency department

Abstract

Objective: To study the effectiveness of stroke fast track management in emergency department, Nakhonpathom Hospital.

Methods: The retrospective analytic study was conducted by reviewing medical records of patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) treated with intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rtPA) at Nakhonpathom Hospital. To compare the effectiveness, the protocol was divided into initial phase (April 2015 to March 2016) and improvement phase (April 2016 to March 2017)

Results: There were 15 (1.1%) and 88 (6.4%) ischemic stroke patients received rtPA during initial and improvement period, respectively. Comparing between initial and improvement phases, mean door-to-needle time decreased from 102 ± 43.8 minutes to 49 ± 23.4 minutes (p value<0.001), whereas prevalence of patients who door-to-needle time within 60 minutes raised from 13.3% to 77.3%, respectively. In addition, symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage (sICH) were 26.7% and 5.7% during initial and improvement phases, respectively.

Conclusion: Stroke fast track management in emergency department was effective. Success in term of increasing number of patients treated with rtPA, decreasing door-to-needle time and satisfied sICH complication rate.

Author Biographies

Bodeepat Worathitianan, M.D., Division of Emergency and Forensic Medicine, Nakhonpathom Hospital

Thai Board of Emergency Medicine

Chatchadaporn Osiri, Division of Emergency and Forensic Medicine, Nakhonpathom Hospital

Diploma in Nursing Science

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2018-04-25

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Worathitianan B, Osiri C. Development of Stroke Fast Track Management in Emergency Department, Nakhonpathom Hospital. Reg 4-5 Med J [internet]. 2018 Apr. 25 [cited 2025 Dec. 6];36(4):251-63. available from: https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/reg45/article/view/120145

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