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February 2, 2026Stroke0 citations

Early Neurology Engagement Improves Inpatient Stroke Treatment Times

Abstract WP022: Early Neurology Engagement and Standardized Workflows Improve Inpatient Stroke Treatment Times

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JBJennifer BinghamJCJingjing ChenTPTricia Pifer

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Overview

A quality initiative shows faster inpatient stroke treatment times, indicating better communication and teamwork.

Key Points

  • The aim was to reduce treatment times for in-hospital stroke patients by enhancing communication with neurology and clarifying team roles.
  • Formed a multidisciplinary workgroup to review literature and best practices.
  • Implemented changes to the Inpatient Stroke Alert process using PDSA methodology.
  • Defined responsibilities for each medical discipline in the response algorithm.
  • Enabled Rapid Response Team nurse to contact neurologist immediately upon stroke alert.
  • Median time from stroke alert to administration of thrombolytics decreased by 46.8% to 42 minutes.
  • Median time to arterial puncture decreased by 22.9% to 90 minutes.
  • Streamlined workflow reduced unnecessary delays in treatment.

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Bingham et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6980fd3cc1c9540dea80f06bhttps://doi.org/10.1161/str.57.suppl_1.wp022
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