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  • Emergency Medicine
  • Healthcare Management

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  • Intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA) is a key treatment for ischemic stroke.
  • Optimal outcomes are achieved when rt-PA is administered within 90 minutes of stroke onset (Onset-to-Treatment time, OTT).
  • Currently, a limited number of patients receive this critical treatment within the optimal timeframe.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify opportunities for process improvement in acute ischemic stroke care.
  • To analyze the stroke survival chain to reduce Onset-to-Treatment (OTT) times.
  • To emphasize the need for a coordinated approach to shorten OTT and improve stroke care quality.

Main Methods:

  • A process improvement and lean thinking perspective was applied to analyze the stroke care pathway.
  • The study focused on identifying and eliminating non-value-added steps within the stroke survival chain.
  • A holistic approach was considered to track and improve all sequential elements contributing to OTT.

Main Results:

  • Significant potential exists to reduce treatment times by streamlining the stroke care process.
  • Reducing individual time components may not be sufficient to achieve the target OTT under 90 minutes.
  • A coordinated, multi-step improvement strategy is necessary to effectively decrease OTT.

Conclusions:

  • Shortening the Onset-to-Treatment (OTT) time requires a comprehensive, coordinated effort across the entire stroke care pathway.
  • Implementing process improvements and lean methodologies can enhance efficiency in acute stroke treatment.
  • Reducing OTT should be recognized as a vital indicator of quality improvement in managing ischemic stroke.