Objectives: To assess the impact of a stroke code on the door to needle time during Hajj at a
tertiary center in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Stroke is one of the most common medical problems …

Introduction: Stroke is the second leading cause of mortality and the main cause of long-term
disabilities worldwide. Time is critical to the treatment of stroke. Therefore, the aim of this …

Purpose Despite existing guidelines, the recommended door to needle time 1 for acute
ischemic stroke patients was not consistently met. This Quality Improvement Project aims to …

Background and objective In acute stroke patients' treatment, time is of utmost importance.
Significant efforts must be made to reduce door-to-needle time (DNT), taking into account its …

Background: Cerebrovascular stroke (CVS) is the second most common cause of death after
ischemic heart disease and the third most common cause of disability after ischemic heart …

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: One major limitation of the use of intravenous tissue plasminogen
activator (IV-tPA) is the short treatment window of acute ischemic stroke (AIS). In this article …

Background The use of intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (IV r-tPA) in
early acute ischemic stroke (AIS) management faces a lot of difficulties in developing …

Background: In patients with acute ischaemic stroke, time is brain, and treatment with
intravenous tissue-type plasminogen activator (tPA) is highly time sensitive. Many centres …

Background This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of implementing a stroke protocol
(SP) in improving door-to-needle time (DTNT) and door-to-computed tomography (DTCT) …

Objective: To investigate the incidence of stroke among pilgrims and describe factors
associated with presentation and management during Hajj. Physical stress, age and …