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  • Primary Stroke Center Certification Chart-Abstracted Measures

  • Comprehensive Stroke Center Certification Chart-Abstracted Measures

Primary Stroke Center Certification Chart-Abstracted Measures

 CSTK-01 National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) Score Performed for Ischemic Stroke Patients

Resource Title: Variation and Trends in Documentation of the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale in GWTG-Stroke Hospitals (Reeves, 2015)

Link: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/epub/10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.115.001775

Resource Title: Know Stroke: NIHSS English (This program is free of charge to all healthcare professionals)

Link: https://www.stroke.nih.gov/resources/

 STK-OP-1 Door to Transfer to Another Hospital

Resource Title: 2018 Guidelines for the Early Management of Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Guideline for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

Link: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/STR.0000000000000158

Resource Title: Door-in-Door-Out Time at Primary Stroke Centers May Predict Outcome for Emergent Large Vessel Occlusion Patients

Link: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/STROKEAHA.118.021936

 STK-1 Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Prophylaxis

Resource Title: TBD

Link: TBD

Resource Title: TBD

Link: TBD

 STK-2 Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy

Resource Title: Guidelines for the Prevention of Stroke in Patients With Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack: A Guideline for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

Link: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/str.0000000000000024

 STK-3 Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter

Resource Title: 2021 Guideline for the Prevention of Stroke in Patients With Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

Link: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1161/STR.0000000000000375

 STK-5 Antithrombotic Therapy By End of Hospital Day 2

Resource Title: TBD

Link: TBD

 STK-6 Discharged on Statin Medication

Resource Title: Secondary Stroke Prevention Strategies for the Oldest Patients: Possibilities and Challenges 

Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3740382/

 STK-8 Stroke Education

Resource Title: Stroke Symptoms

Link: https://www.stroke.org/en/about-stroke/stroke-symptoms

Resource Title: Spot A Stroke F.A.S.T. Public Education Handout 

Link: https://www.heart.org/-/media/Stroke-Files/FAST-Resources/ucm_467905.pdf

 STK-10 Assessed for Rehabilitation

Resource Title: TBD

Link: TBD

 STK-VOL-1 Ischemic Stroke Patients Who Receive Mechanical Endovascular Reperfusion Therapy

Resource Title: Relationship Between Surgeon Volume and Outcomes: A Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews (Morche, 2016)

Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5129247/

Resource Title: Volume-Outcome Relation for Physicians and Hospitals Performing Angioplasty for Acute

Link: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/hc3901.096668

 CSTK-02 Modified Rankin Score (mRS) at 90 Days (Process Measure)

Resource Title: TBD

Link: TBD

 CSTK-05 Hemorrhagic Transformation (Overall Rate)

Resource Title: TBD

Link: TBD

 CSTK-08 Thrombolysis in Cerebral Infarction (TICI) Post-Treatment Reperfusion Grade

Resource Title: TBD

Link: TBD

 CSTK-09 Arrival to Skin Puncture

Resource Title: TARGET: Stroke Phase III

Link: https://www.heart.org/en/professional/quality-improvement/target-stroke/introducing-target-stroke-phase-iii

Comprehensive Stroke Center Certification Chart-Abstracted Measures

 CSTK-01 National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) Score Performed for Ischemic Stroke Patients

Resource Title: Variation and Trends in Documentation of the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale in GWTG-Stroke Hospitals (Reeves, 2015)

Link: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/epub/10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.115.001775

Resource Title: Know Stroke: NIHSS English (This program is free of charge to all healthcare professionals)

Link: https://www.stroke.nih.gov/resources/

 CSTK-03 Severity Measurement Performed for SAH and ICH Patients (Overall Rate)

Resource Title: 2021 Guideline for the Prevention of Stroke in Patients With Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

Link: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1161/STR.0000000000000375

 CSTK-04 Procoagulant Reversal Agent Initiation for Intracerebral Hemorrhage (ICH)

Resource Title: TBD

Link: TBD

 CSTK-05 Hemorrhagic Transformation (Overall Rate)

Resource Title: TBD

Link: TBD

 CSTK-06 Nimodipine Treatment Administered

Resource Title: TBD

Link: TBD

 CSTK-08 Thrombolysis in Cerebral Infarction (TICI) Post-Treatment Reperfusion Grade

Resource Title: TBD

Link: TBD

 CSTK-09 Arrival Time to Skin Puncture

Resource Title: TARGET: Stroke Phase III

Link: https://www.heart.org/en/professional/quality-improvement/target-stroke/introducing-target-stroke-phase-iii

 CSTK-10 Modified Rankin Score (mRS) at 90 Days: Favorable Outcome

Resource Title: TBD

Link: TBD

 CSTK-11 Rate of Rapid Effective Reperfusion from Hospital Arrival

Resource Title: TARGET: Stroke Phase III Door-to-Device Time Key Best Practice Strategies

Link: https://www.heart.org/-/media/files/professional/quality-improvement/target-stroke/target-stroke-phase-iii/9-17-update/final-door-to-device-best-practice-one-pager.pdf?la=en

 CSTK-12 Rate of Rapid Effective Reperfusion From Skin Puncture

Resource Title: TBD

Link: TBD

 STK-1 Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Prophylaxis

Resource Title: TBD

Link: TBD

 STK-2 Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy

Resource Title: Guidelines for the Prevention of Stroke in Patients With Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack: A Guideline for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

Link: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/str.0000000000000024

 STK-3 Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter

Resource Title: TBD

Link: TBD

 STK-5 Antithrombotic Therapy By End of Hospital Day 2

Resource Title: x

Link: x

Resource Title:

Link: x

 STK-6 Discharged on Statin Medication

Resource Title: Secondary Stroke Prevention Strategies for the Oldest Patients: Possibilities and Challenges 

Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3740382/

 STK-8 Stroke Education

Resource Title: Stroke Symptoms

Link: https://www.stroke.org/en/about-stroke/stroke-symptoms

Resource Title: Spot A Stroke F.A.S.T. Public Education Handout 

Link: https://www.heart.org/-/media/Stroke-Files/FAST-Resources/ucm_467905.pdf

 STK-10 Assessed for Rehabilitation

Resource Title: x

Link: x

Resource Title:

Link: x

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