The Proportion of All Acute Stroke Patients Who Are Managed on a Designated Geographically Defined Integrated, Acute, and/or Rehabilitation Stroke Unit at Any Point During Hospitalisation
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Numerator
Acute stroke patients who are managed on a designated geographically defined integrated, acute, and/or rehabilitation stroke unit at any point during hospitalisation.
Denominator
Number of all acute stroke patients.
Exclusions
Excludes SAH and TIA
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Registry of the Canadian Stroke Network
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Not applicable - audit
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada. Quality of Stroke Care in Canada - Key Quality Indicators and Stroke Case Definitions. 7th ed. 2021. Available from: www.strokebestpractices.ca/-/media/1-stroke-best-practices/quality/english/2021-strokecasedefinition-kqi.pdf?rev=4013701142634be8938c11d612e7043e.
Technical Specifications
2021 version of QIs for Stroke Care: www.strokebestpractices.ca/-/media/1-stroke-best-practices/quality/english/2021-strokecasedefinition-kqi.pdf?rev=4013701142634be8938c11d612e7043e Some acute rehabilitation data from Stroke Audit might be from National Rehabilitation Reporting System: www.canadianstroke.ca/sites/default/files/resources/QoSC-EN.pdf
Teasell R, Meyer MJ, Foley N, Salter K, Willems D. Stroke rehabilitation in Canada: A work In progress. Topics in stroke rehabilitation. 2009;16(1):11-9.
Link to Measurement Tools
Canadian Stroke Audit (Not publically available)