UTSW team examines impact of a nurse-led rapid response protocol for hospitalized patients with acute stroke

In-hospital strokes carry high long-term morbidity and mortality rates, but treatment pathways for inpatient strokes are not as well studied as those for community-onset strokes. In response, a UT Southwestern nurse-led stroke team launched a retrospective study of in-hospital Code Strokes to explore the benefits of a rapid response team–driven Code Stroke model.