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A computerized in-hospital alert system for thrombolysis in acute stroke.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20651269     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: An effective stroke code system that can expedite rapid thrombolytic treatment requires effective notification/communication and an organized team approach. We developed a stroke code program based on the computerized physician order entry (CPOE) system and investigated whether implementation of this CPOE-based program is useful for reducing the time from arrival at emergency departments (ED) to evaluation steps and the initiation of thrombolytic treatment in various hospital settings. METHODS: The CPOE-based program was implemented by 10 hospitals. Time intervals from arrival at the ED to blood tests, computed tomography scanning, and thrombolytic treatment during the 1-year period before and the 1-year period after the program implementation were compared. RESULTS: Time intervals from ED arrival to evaluation steps were significantly reduced after implementation of the CPOE-based program. Times from ED arrival to CT scan, complete blood counts, and prothrombin time testing were reduced by 7.7 minutes, 5.6 minutes, and 26.8 minutes, respectively (P<0.001). The time from ED arrival to intravenous thrombolysis was reduced from 71.7+/-33.6 minutes to 56.6+/-26.9 minutes (P<0.001). The number of patients who were treated with thrombolysis increased from 3.4% (199/5798 patients) before the CPOE-based program to 5.8% (312/5405 patients) afterward (P<0.001). The CPOE implementation also improved the inverse relationship between onset-to-door time and door-to-needle time. CONCLUSIONS: The CPOE-based stroke code could be successfully implemented to reduce in-hospital time delay in thrombolytic therapy in various hospital settings. CPOE may be used as an efficient tool to facilitate in-hospital notification/communication and an organized team approach.
Authors:
Ji Hoe Heo; Young Dae Kim; Hyo Suk Nam; Keun-Sik Hong; Seong Hwan Ahn; Hyun Ji Cho; Hye-Yeon Choi; Sang Won Han; Myoung-Jin Cha; Ji Man Hong; Gyeong-Moon Kim; Gyu Sik Kim; Hye Jin Kim; Seo Hyun Kim; Yong-Jae Kim; Sun Uck Kwon; Byung-Chul Lee; Jun Hong Lee; Kwang Ho Lee; Mi Sun Oh
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-07-22
Journal Detail:
Title:  Stroke; a journal of cerebral circulation     Volume:  41     ISSN:  1524-4628     ISO Abbreviation:  Stroke     Publication Date:  2010 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-08-31     Completed Date:  2010-09-22     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0235266     Medline TA:  Stroke     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1978-83     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. jhheo@yuhs.ac
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Blood Cell Count
Emergency Service, Hospital
Female
Fibrinolytic Agents / therapeutic use
Humans
Male
Medical Order Entry Systems*
Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
Prospective Studies
Prothrombin Time
Regression Analysis
Stroke / drug therapy*
Thrombolytic Therapy / methods*
Time Factors
Triage
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Fibrinolytic Agents

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