Physicians’ estimated time-savings that can be achieved through optimization of particular workflow steps in comparison with time-savings reported in the literature
| Workflow step | Estimated time-savings in the survey (mean) | Estimated time-savings reported in the literature |
| Pre-notification of the neurointerventional team | 19 min | 11 min decrease in door-to-physician contact (‘door to doctor’) time through pre-notification by emergency medical services |
| Optimizing the spatial setup | 18 min | 23–34 min decrease in door-to-reperfusion times through one-stop shop management, which eliminates the distance between CT scanner and neuroangiography suite19 20 |
| Streamlining workflows in the emergency department | 17 min | 50 min decrease in time to treatment through parallel processing/multiple simultaneous interventions7 |
| All-time available anesthesiologist | 18 min | 23–36 min decrease in time to treatment through optimization of anesthetic management7 21 |
| Pre-prepared BRISK thrombectomy kit | 13 min | 31 min decrease of groin puncture to recanalization time through standardization of the thrombectomy equipment and pre-prepared kits22 |
BRISK, Brisk Recanalization Ischemic Stroke Kit.