Stroke Measures and Outcomes

The following reflects data from the Froedtert Hospital Comprehensive Stroke Center for calendar year 2022.

IV Thrombolytic Rates on Eligible Patients

These rates measure the arrival (door) to medication bolus (needle) — door to needle (DTN).

	Froedtert Hospital	All Comprehensive Stroke Centers*
DTN ≤ 60 minutes	96.3%	92.7%
DTN ≤ 45 minutes	92.6%	70.8%
DTN ≤ 30 minutes	74.1%	46.4%

*Entered in Get With The Guidelines – Stroke National Database.

	Complication	Complication percentage	Numerator/Denominator
IV Thrombolytic	Hemorrhagic conversion within 36 hours	2.54%	3/118
Thrombectomy	Death within 72 hours	1.35%	1/74
Thrombectomy	Hemorrhagic conversion within 36 hours	10.81%	8/74
IA Thrombolytic	Hemorrhagic conversion within 36 hours	0.0%	0/6
Overall Acute Ischemic Stroke Intervention (IV/IA Thrombolytic, Thrombectomy)	Hemorrhagic conversion within 36 hours	5.55%	11/198

Symptomatic Carotid Revascularization	Stroke or death within 30 days	3.39% (Joint Commission Benchmark = 1%)	2/59
Asymptomatic Carotid Revascularization	Stroke or death within 30 days	0.0% (Joint Commission Benchmark = 3%)	0/25

Diagnostic Angiogram	Death within 24 hours	0.0% (Joint Commission Benchmark = 1%)	0/549

Brain Aneurysm Repair	Death while in hospital	2.68%	3/112

Other Severe Complication	Aspiration pneumonia	2.36%	21/889

Cerebral Spinal Fluid Infection With Ventriculostomy (EVD) or Intracranial Pressure Transducer	Positive culture	1.49%	1/67