Table 1

Metrics captured by stroke centers

Stroke core measuresComprehensive stroke measures"Get with the guidelines" comprehensive measures
  • Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis

  • Discharged on antithrombotic therapy

  • Anticoagulation for atrial fibrillation

  • Thrombolytic therapy

  • Antithrombotic therapy by end of hospital day 2

  • Discharged on statin medication

  • Stroke education

  • Assessed for rehabilitation

  • National Institutes of Health Stroke Score

  • Modified Rankin Score at 90 days

  • Severity measurement for patients with SAH/ICH patients

  • Procoagulant reversal agent initiation for ICH

  • Hemorrhagic transformation rate

  • Nimodipine treatment administered

  • Median time to revascularization

  • TICI post-treatment reperfusion grade

  • Door to arterial puncture time

  • Median time to INR reversal

  • Median time to procoagulant treatment for ICH

  • TICI post-treatment reperfusion grade

  • ICH, intracerebral hemorrhage; INR, international normalized ratio; SAH, subarachnoid hemorrhage; TICI, Thrombolysis in Cerebral Infarction.