Can anyone point me in the right direction? I am looking for information related to how or where we decided on our time frames for stroke patients.
for example: ekg results in 45 minutes, lab results 45 minutes, time to ct 25 minutes.
i have read a few articles related to guidelines for treatment of ischemic stroke and hemorrhagic stroke, but i have been unable to locate the source of some of these times.
i have found door to ct time, ct results time, and door to tpa.
for example: ekg results in 45 minutes, lab results 45 minutes, time to ct 25 minutes.
EKG results in 45 minutes? No way! An EKG needs to be interpreted immediately to rule out STEMI, new onset LBBB, etc. In 45 minutes the patient can lose a lot of muscle...and/or DIE...hopefully their EKG didn't show v-fib.
And back to the original topic, our door to CT averages 16 minutes.
EmilyCCRN
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EKG results in 45 minutes? No way! An EKG needs to be interpreted immediately to rule out STEMI, new onset LBBB, etc. In 45 minutes the patient can lose a lot of muscle...and/or DIE...hopefully their EKG didn't show v-fib.
And back to the original topic, our door to CT averages 16 minutes.