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Lisa Donaghy, Advanced Nurse Practitioner in Stroke at Connolly Hospital speaks now about a quality improvement project undertaken in the hospital to establish a PFO pathway for acute stroke patients with a positive bubble study. The study saw a reduced time from diagnosis to intervention, a triage system to select patients who required urgent PFO closure and avoiding invasive TOE procedures. #StrokeAudit

Virginie McCarty, Senior Clinical Psychologist - Clinical Neuropsychologist at University Hospital Limerick speaks now about a quality improvement project looking at mood screen and delirium screen in stroke in UHL. The project identified barriers to mood and delirium screening, questioned the validity of mood screen administered in early acute stages post stroke and identified that observation was a measure that allowed for the ongoing monitoring of mood. Actions taken include adding a section on the proforma to track patients' screenings, review the timing of mood screening and administering another mood screen at another point during the acute stay. #StrokeAudit

Joan McCormack, Cardiovascular Programme Audit Manager at NOCA opens the webinar this morning and welcomes all attendees to the launch of the Irish National Audit of Stroke National Report 2022. This is the 4th national report from INAS and reports on 90% of all stroke activity in 2022, accounting for 4,999 patients in 21 hospitals. #StrokeAudit 🔗https://t.co/uEdegSvdLA

Irish National Audit of Stroke National Report 2022 Key Highlights: 🚑Half of all patients arrived at hospital within 3 hours of symptom onset, 28 minutes faster than 2021. 👫No significant change in the demographic profile of stroke patients - 57% male (average age 70) and 43% female (average age 75). 🏥47% of patients with a stroke were seen by a medical team within 10 minutes of hospital arrival. 🧠50% of patients received a brain scan within 1 hour of hospital arrival. 🩺The number of admissions to a stroke unit remains unchanged at 69% 🧑‍⚕️89% of patients with a stroke were assessed by a health and social care professional. ❤️The prevalence of known AF in patients admitted with stroke was 18%, with an additional 10% only diagnosed with AF after their stroke. #StrokeAudit 🔗https://t.co/uEdegSvdLA

Lisa Donaghy, Advanced Nurse Practitioner in Stroke at Connolly Hospital speaks now about a quality improvement project undertaken in the hospital to establish a PFO pathway for acute stroke patients with a positive bubble study. The study saw a reduced time from diagnosis to intervention, a triage system to select patients who required urgent PFO closure and avoiding invasive TOE procedures. #StrokeAudit