Improving access and efficiency of ischemic stroke treatment across four Canadian provinces using a stepped wedge trial: Methodology.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Ischemic stroke is treatable with thrombolysis and/or endovascular treatment. Both treatments are highly time dependent, as faster treatment results in better outcomes. Utilization of both of these treatments is less than optimal, and treatment times continue to exceed the recommended benchmarks. An improvement intervention was launched across Atlantic Canada, which has four provinces: Nova Scotia (NS), New Brunswick (NB), Prince Edward Island (PEI), and Newfoundland and Labrador (NL). The intervention was conducted through the ACTEAST (Atlantic Canada Together Enhancing Acute Stroke Treatment) Project, which aimed to improve access and efficiency of treatment for acute ischemic stroke patients.

Intervention and methods

The improvement intervention was a 6-month

SUBMITTER: Kamal N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12802605 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature