Variation in Clinical Practice of Intravenous Thrombolysis in Stroke in the Netherlands

被引:14
作者
Bauer, Auke [1 ]
Linnburg, Martien [2 ]
Visser, Marieke Christine [1 ]
机构
[1] Vrije Univ Amsterdam Med Ctr, Dept Neurol, Boelelaan 1117, NL-1081 HV Amsterdam, Netherlands
[2] Flevo Ziekenhuis, Dept Neurol, Almere, Netherlands
关键词
Acute stroke; Thrombolysis; Quality of care;
D O I
10.1159/000350707
中图分类号
R6 [外科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100210 ;
摘要
In the Netherlands in 2010, 11% of patients with ischemic stroke received intravenous thrombolysis (IVT), varying from 4 to 26% between hospitals. The aim of this study was to investigate variation in clinical practice and organization of IVT in relationship to performance and outcome. In all 84 Dutch hospitals performing IVT, a stroke neurologist was approached using a web-based survey. The response rate was 82%. The study showed considerable variation. For example, door-to-needle time ranged from 25 to 80 min. High blood pressure was actively lowered before performing IVT by 57% of neurologists, while 35% chose to wait. 28% started IVT without knowledge of laboratory results. Better follow-up data are needed to see whether this variation results in differences in outcome. Copyright (C) 2013 S. Karger AG, Basel.
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页数:4
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