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Launch of Acute Stroke Pathway Improves Patient
Care Across Saskatchewan
With the formal launch of the Saskatchewan Acute Stroke Pathway taking place January 16th , patients showing signs of a stroke will benefit from standardized care during the first few hours after the onset of symptoms , which can significantly improve outcomes for many patients .
The pathway e s t a b l i s h e s c o n s i s t e n t p r o t o c o l s for rapid , c o o r d i n a t e d , h i g h - q u a l i t y care of stroke patients across the province , ensuring that best practice care is available from ambulance to emergency room to hospital admission .
“ People who display symptoms of stroke , no matter where they live in Saskatchewan , now have access to more timely and appropriate care during the first crucial hours following a stroke ,” MLA Gene Makowsky said on behalf of Health Minister Jim Reiter . “ Through the Acute Stroke Pathway , health care teams are working together to identify , evaluate and treat patients as quickly as possible .”
“ When dealing with stroke , we ’ re working against the clock ,” Saskatoon Health Region cerebrovascular surgeon Dr . Michael Kelly said . “ By arriving at an accurate diagnosis quickly , we increase the chances of reducing or eliminating the sometimes debilitating damage a stroke can cause .”
Since 2013 , Dr . Kelly and a team of stroke experts have worked with health system partners to align local procedures with national standards for hyperacute stroke care . Physicians and health region
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Pathway-based hyperacute stroke care is offered in seven primary stroke centres across the province and two tertiary stroke centres in Regina and Saskatoon .
D r . Kelly holds a Saskatchewan R e s e a r c h Chair in C l i n i c a l S t r o k e Research , with primary funding by the Heart & Stroke Foundation and the provincially-funded Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation . This research chair contributes to a number of improvements in stroke care provincially , nationally and internationally .
“ We are pleased that this pathway allows provincial implementation of guidelines based on the Heart & Stroke Foundation ’ s best-practice recommendations for hyperacute stroke care , and that Dr . Kelly ’ s role as research chair supported the adoption of the pathway ,” Heart & Stroke Saskatchewan CEO Allison Kesler said .
In 2015-16 , 1,751 people in Saskatchewan were hospitalized for stroke . About half of all stroke patients experience some permanent or long-term disability .
For more information about the pathway , visit www . sasksurgery . ca / patient / acutestroke . html .
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