Stroke
A stroke occurs when a blood vessel that carries oxygen and nutrients to the brain is either blocked by a clot or ruptures. The American Stroke Association reports stroke as the number five cause of death and a leading cause of disability in the United States.
Massachusetts General Hospital reports on its performance in several important stroke performance measures related to patient outcomes and how we do in providing the most up-to-date, evidence-based care to our patients receiving treatment for a stroke.
Stroke Core Measure Defect-Free Care
See how frequently patients who experienced an ischemic stroke received all eight of the American Heart Association's evidence-based “Get with the Guidelines” stroke care interventions.
Hemorrhagic Transformation
See the percentage of ischemic stroke patients who developed an intercranial hemorrhage less than or equal to 36 hours after the onset of treatment.
Reperfusion Post-Thrombolysis
See the percentage of patients who scored above 2B on a scale of 0-3 after thrombolysis treatment.
Severity Measurement for Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (SAH) and Intracerebral Hemorrhage (ICH) Patients
See the percentage of subarachnoid hemorrhage and intracerebral hemorrhage stroke patients for whom a severity measurement was performed prior to surgical intervention.
The Mass General Stroke Service
Mass General’s Stroke Service provides comprehensive care, including diagnosis, prevention and treatment, for patients with stroke and other cerebrovascular diseases.