Quality Improvement Intervention for Reducing Acute Treatment Times in Ischemic Stroke: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Efficient care processes are crucial to minimize treatment delays and improve outcome after endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) in patients with ischemic stroke. A potential means to improve care processes is performance feedback.

Objective

To evaluate the effect of performance feedback to hospitals on treatment times for EVT.

Design, setting, and participants

This cluster randomized clinical trial was conducted from January 1, 2020, to June 30, 2022. Participants were consecutive adult patients with ischemic stroke who underwent EVT in 13 Dutch hospitals. No patients were excluded. Data analysis took place from March to May 2023.

Intervention

The intervention consisted of feedback on hospital performance using structure, process, and outcome indicators.

SUBMITTER: Hansen D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11811792 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature