Public Reporting of Stroke Data

Mechanical Thrombectomy Procedures in Stroke Patients with a Large Vessel Occlusion

The following data reflect our progress as a provider between 2020 and Q1 and Q2 2024. Rhode Island Hospital is the first hospital in the state to be recognized as a Comprehensive Stroke Center by the Joint Commission. This distinction means that we are recognized as health care leaders and are responsible for setting the national agenda in highly specialized stroke care. With our state-of-the-art facility, direct access to neurointerventionalists and streamlined transfer process, our numbers have grown positively since 2015.

Arrival to Arterial Puncture: Rhode Island Hospital Cases

The table below shows the progression of time it took between a patient arriving at the hospital and beginning the arterial puncture procedure. 

Arrival to Arterial Puncture: Transfer Cases

The table below is similar to the previous table, but it indicates the time elapsed between the arrival of patients who came from other medical facilities outside of Rhode Island Hospital and the time of arterial puncture. This is noticeably shorter because these patients arrive with their medical imaging and patient processing having already been completed at the previous facility.

Recanalization Rate

The thrombolysis in cerebral infarction (TICI) scale measures how much blood flow there is in the brain once the occlusion is removed. The scale ranges from 0-3, with a score of 0 meaning no flow and a very weak outcome, and scores of 2b and higher meaning there is a stronger possibility for a positive recovery. We continue to have exceptionally high rates of successful recanalization.

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