IMPROVING THE CHAIN OF RECOVERY FOR ACUTE STROKE

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IMPROVING THE CHAIN OF RECOVERY FOR ACUTE STROKE

• Conference goals
• Targets
• How?

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Case I 1510

• 55 yo male
• Sudden onset quadriparesis
• Locked in syndrome

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Case I 1600

• Head CT -- no bleed
• High attenuation in basilar artery

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Case I 1640

• Interventional treatment to restore arterial flow

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Case I 1700

• Moving extremities
• Verbal response to questions

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Case I 24 hours later

• Fluent speech
• Mild right facial droop
• Normal ambulation
• Discharged from hospital in 3 days

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GOALS

• Improve the functional outcome for victims of
  acute stroke
• Identify barriers to delivering acute treatment
• Solutions to overcoming barriers

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TARGETS

• Hospital arrival lt3 hours for 50 stroke
  patients
• 15 receive acute Rx for stroke
• t-PA
• interventional Rx
• acute surgery

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HOW?

• Improve public recognition
• Enhance stroke triage
• Support acute care providers
• education
• incentives
• available expertise