Post Acute Resources
To reduce mortality in stroke the focus in the post acute phase (1-72 hours after treatment) should be on preventing the following most common causes of death: cardiac death (including fatal MI, fatal arrythmia and congestive heart failure), pneumonia, recurrent stroke, sepsis and others.
The goal of the post-acute phase is to improve the quality and consistency of post-stroke interventions and monitoring using the post-stroke and FeSS checklists.
Checklists
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DISCHARGE CHECKLISTThe discharge checklist can be used to ensure standardisation of post stroke evaluations as well as ensuring that patient discharge is within guideline recommendations.
Dysphagia training
SWALLOW IN STROKE/TIA
It has been proven that nurse led interventions to manage fever, hyperglycemia and swallow difficulties significantly decreased death and dependency after stroke. Use the following resources to improve and assess your knowledge.
DYSPHAGIA SCREENING & ASSESSMENT PROTOCOLS
Practical guidance for HCPs on feeding tube placement for stroke patients
Stroke Unit
To reduce mortality in stroke the focus in the post acute phase (1-72 hours after treatment) should be on preventing the following most common causes of death: cardiac death (including fatal MI, fatal arrythmia and congestive heart failure), pneumonia, recurrent stroke, sepsis and others.
The goal of the post acute phase is to improve the quality and consistency of post stroke investigations and monitoring using the post stroke and FeSS checklists.
FEVER, SUGAR AND SWALLOW (FESS)
Learn about the importance of performing fever, sugar and swallow screening during the first 72 hours and the best way to apply the FeSS protocol.
stroke care
Find out how to organize the stroke care supply chain and setup a stroke unit
Resources
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STROKE UNIT POSTERThis poster can be used in the stroke unit as an overview to ensure that key quality indicators in stroke treatment are met.
