Time Benchmarks for Potential Thrombolysis

Current US guidelines recommend the following ambitious time benchmarks [19]:

Action Time
Door to physician £ 10 minutes
Door to stroke team £ 15 minutes
Door to CT initiation £ 25 minutes
Door to CT interpretation £ 45 minutes
Door to drug (³ 80% compliance) £ 60 minutes
Door to stroke unit admission £ 3 hours