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NationalStrokeAssociation
RecommendationsforSystemsofCare
forTransientIschemicAttack
S.ClaiborneJohnston,MD,PhD,1,2GregoryW.Albers,MD,3PhilipB.Gorelick,MD,MPH,4
EthanCumbler,MD,5JeffreyKlingman,MD,6MichaelA.Ross,MD,7
MegBriggs,RN,BSN,8JeanCarlton,RN,BSC,9
EdwardP.Sloan,MD,MPH,10andUzmaVaince,MD11
Transientischemicattacks(TIAs)arecommonandportendahighshort-termriskofstroke.Evidence-based
recommendationsfortheurgentevaluationandtreatmentofpatientswithTIAhavebeenpublished.However,
implementationoftheserecommendationsreliablyandconsistentlywillrequirechangesinthesystemsofcare
establishedforTIA.TheNationalStrokeAssociationconvenedamultidisciplinarypanelofexpertstodevelop
recommendationsfortheessentialcomponentsofsystemsofcareathospitalstoimprovethequalityofcare
providedtopatientswithTIA.Thepanelrecommendsthathospitalsestablishstandardizedprotocolstoassurerapid
andcompleteevaluationandtreatmentforpatientswithTIA,withparticularattentiontourgencyandclose
observationinpatientsathighriskofstroke.
ANNNEUROL2011;000:000–000
orethan300,000transientischemicattacks(TIAs)ofhospitalbeds,EDs,andimaging.TheNationalStroke
MarediagnosedeachyearinU.S.emergencydepart-Association(NSA)developedevidence-basedguidelinesfor
ments(EDs).1Theshort-termriskofstrokeafterTIAisthemanagementofTIA,andtheAmericanHeartAssocia-
substantial,with>9to10%ofpatientsreturningwithation(AHA)/AmericanStrokeAssociation(ASA)developed
strokewithin90days,halfoccurringinthefirst2guidelinesfortheevaluationofTIA.5,6However,appropri-
days.2,3Proveninterventionstoreducethisstrokeriskateimplementationoftheseguidelinesrequiresalteringsys-
areavailablebutarefrequentlyunderutilized,particularlytemsofcareandnotjustthecareofindividualpatients.
intheacuteperiodafteraTIA.TheNSAconvenedadiversegroupofexpertsto
Optimizingpatientcareoftenrequiresalterationofreviewtheevidencesupportingdevelopmentofsystems
thesystems,processes,andsettingsthroughwhichhealthcareofcareforTIAandtomakerecommendationsforhospi-
isdelivered