Percentage of patients who meet national standards for emergency thrombolysis
Standard | Pre-change | Post-change | p* | |
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*χ2 test. CSBS, Clinical Standards Board for Scotland; AHA, American Heart Association; NSF, National Service Framework; DTN, door to needle; CTN, call to needle. | ||||
NSF 200028 | CTN<60 min | 3.6% (10 of 275) | 24.9% (68 of 273) | <0.001 |
CSBS 200032 | ||||
NSF 200228 | DTN<30 min | 4.1% (13 of 320) | 38.7% (125 of 323) | <0.001 |
AHA 199933 | ||||
NSF 200328 | DTN<20 min | 0.3% (1 of 320) | 13.0% (42 of 323) | <0.001 |