The In-Hospital Code Stroke: A Look Back and the Road Ahead.

ABSTRACT: With increased patient volumes and complexity, stroke occurrence in hospitalized patients has become relatively more common. The process of activating a code stroke in-hospital differs in many institutions. An emergency team-based response to inpatient acute code stroke is warranted, with many protocols modeled similarly to the cardiac arrest response. However, several studies have demonstrated delays in recognition and management of acute stroke in-hospital as compared to those arriving directly to the emergency department (ED). Furthermore, there are several shared challenges with code stroke resuscitation in the ED and the ward, which include the assembly of ad hoc teams and requirement of access to urgent imaging. Delays in activating in-hospital code stroke contributes to increased mo

SUBMITTER: Kuczynski AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11559452 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature