A Qualitative Assessment of Practices Associated With Shorter Door-to-Needle Time for Thrombolytic Therapy in Acute Ischemic Stroke
- 1 December 2011
- journal article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Journal of Neuroscience Nursing
- Vol. 43 (6), 329-336
- https://doi.org/10.1097/jnn.0b013e318234e7fb
Abstract
Early treatment with intravenous (IV) recombinant tissue plasminogen activator/alteplase (tPA) is associated with improved outcomes for patients with an acute ischemic stroke. Thus, rapid triage and treatment of stroke patients are essential, with a goal of door-to-needle time of no more than 60 minutes. We sought to identify best practices associated with faster treatment among hospitals participating in Get With the Guidelines--Stroke. Qualitative telephone interviews were conducted to elicit strategies being used by these centers to assess, treat, and monitor stroke patients treated with IV tPA. We sequentially carried out these interviews until we no longer identified novel factors. Interviews were conducted with 13 personnel at 7 top-performing U.S. hospitals. With the use of a hermeneutic-phenomenological framework, 5 distinct domains associated with rapid IV tPA delivery were identified. These included (a) communication and teamwork, (b) process, (c) organizational culture, (d) performance monitoring and feedback, and (e) overcoming barriers.Keywords
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