Intravenous fibrinolytic treatment measure bundle
Measure bundle purpose: Ensure patients receive optimal fibrinolytic treatment.
The numerator has five components, all of which must be met:
- NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) documented
- IV fibrinolytic treatment eligibility assessment documented
- IV fibrinolytic treatment documented
- IV fibrinolytic treatment initiated within 60 minutes from presentation
- Non-contrast brain CT or MRI interpreted within 45 minutes from presentation
is divided by
the denominator: all acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients aged 18 years and older presenting within 4.5 hours of Last Known Well time (LKW).
Exclusions are removed from the denominator:
For component 4 only, the following exclusions are removed:
- Patients presenting after 3.5 hours from LKW
- Patients who already received treatment (e.g., transfer)
Key Phrases
Examples of key phrases you could use to meet the measure include:
- NIHSS followed by numerical score
- Fibrinolytic treatment options assessed
- IV fibrinolytic treatment administered
- IV fibrinolytic treatment initiated within (numerical time) minutes of presentation
- CT/MRI interpreted within (numerical time) minutes of presentation
Measure Calculation Example
This measure utilizes an all-or-none calculation strategy. For a more comprehensive explanation of how measure bundles are calculated please view this 17-minute webinar (download).
Dr. Zhang sees 5 patients (A, B, C, D, and E) between January 1 and December 31 that were diagnosed with AIS within 4.5 hours of LKW.
- All five patients A, B, C, D, and E had NIHSS documented.
- Four patients A, B, D, and E had eligibility assessment documented. C did not.
- All five patients A, B, C, D, and E had fibrinolytic treatment documented.
- Four patients A, B, C, and E had treatment initiated within 60 minutes. D met exclusion and is removed from the denominator for this component.
- Four patients A, B, C, and D had CT or MRI interpreted within 45 minutes. E did not.
Dr. Zhang's performance rate is 60% for this measure. 3 patients (A, B, D) met the bundle/5 patients (D removed from component 4) in the denominator.