Effects of Using Acute Stroke Fast Track Program on Door to needle Time in Somdejprasangkharach 17th Hospital, Suphanburi

Abstract

          This quasi-experimental research aimed to : compared door to needle time, both before and after the use of the stroke fast tract program. The sample was composed of 52 patients with ischemic stroke who received thrombolytic agents and were admitted at Somdejprasangkharach 17^th Hospital from July, 2014 to December, 2017. Sample was 22 patients before and 30 patients after the used of the stroke fast track program. Purposive population was used the Stroke fast track program was developed in 2017.      The system theory was used as a conceptual framework for this study. Data were collected by using 3 instruments, including a personal information questionnaire ,the assessment of stroke form and the stroke fast track care map form. The Stroke fast track program that tested for its content validity by three experts. Data were analyzed using independent t – test.

          The finding revealed that after using the program: 1) the mean score of door to needle time ( =58.03minute, SD=8.73) was significantly higher than those before the program =110.86 minute, (SD=21.32) (p<.001).