The management of stroke via the stroke fast track at Theppharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital

Abstract

Background: Cerebrovascular disease is a significant problem of Thailand and other countries. The effective stroke fast tract can reduce the morbidity and mortality in stroke patients. Objective: to evaluate the successful rate of timing of stroke fast tract compared with standard timing Method: to review retrospectively the case series of stroke patients accessing the stroke fast tract at Theppharat Nakhon Ratchasima aratana Nakhon Ratchasima

Hospital between October 2014 and September 2016 Result: From 150 patients, equally in sex, the mean age was 61 years. There were 97.3 % of patients having the door to physician time within 10 minutes, 93.3 % having the door to computed tomography time within 25 minutes, 53.3 % having the door to needle time within 60 minutes and 98.5 % having the door to hospitalization time within 180 minutes. The average times spent for each station were 2, 11, 59 and 85 minutes, respectively. Conclusion: The proportion of patients who accessed the thrombolysis within 60 minutes was 53.3 %, the lowest rate as compared with those of other time intervals.