Admission of patients with suspected stroke
Quality statementPatients with suspected stroke are admitted directly to a specialist acute stroke unit and assessed for thrombolysis, receiving it if clinically indicated. Quality measureStructureEvidence of local arrangements to ensure thatpatients with suspected stroke are admitted directly to a specialist acute stroke unit and are assessed for thrombolysis, receiving it if clinically indicated. Process(a) Proportion of patients admitted directly to a specialist acute stroke unit and assessed for thrombolysis. Numerator: the number of patients admitted directly to a specialist acute stroke unit and assessed for thrombolysis. Denominator: the number of patients with suspected stroke admitted to hospital. (b) Proportion of patients with suspected stroke assessed for thrombolysis who receive it in accordance with NICE technology appraisal guidance 122 (2007) and NICE clinical guideline CG68 (2008). Numerator: the number of patients who received thrombolysis in accordance with NICE technology appraisal guidance 122 (2007) and NICE clinical guideline CG68 (2008). Denominator: the number of patients with suspected stroke assessed to require thrombolysis. Description of what the quality statement means for each audienceService providers ensure that patients with suspected stroke are admitted directly to a specialist acute stroke unit to be assessed for thrombolysis, receiving it if clinically indicated. Healthcare professionals admit all patients with suspected stroke directly to a specialist acute stroke unit to be assessed for thrombolysis, which is administered if clinically indicated. Commissioners ensure services admit all patients with suspected stroke directly to a specialist acute stroke unit to be assessed for thrombolysis, which is administered if clinically indicated. Patients with suspected stroke can expect to be admitted directly to a specialist acute stroke unit to be assessed for thrombolysis, which is administered if clinically indicated. DefinitionsDirect admission to a specialist acute stroke unit includes those who first attended emergency departments. It is not defined as transfers from other departments such as medical assessment units or emergency admission units. Each specialist acute stroke unit should have immediate access to:
Data SourceStructureLocal data collection. ProcessTrusts can collect data via Stroke Improvement Programme National Project 2009-10 (SINAP), HES data and through local data collection. |
This page was last updated: 22 November 2010
