Improvements in Time-Sensitive Stroke Care and Alteplase Administration: The Iranian Comprehensive Code Stroke Management Program (ICSM Phase III)
Implementing the updated protocol was associated with significant reductions in critical time intervals and a near-tripling of the intravenous alteplase administration rate in the intervention group. National evaluation should include long-term functional outcomes to confirm effectiveness and establish its value as a model.
Authors
- Nahid Dehghan Nayeri
- Shahin Shifteh
- Zoya Hadinezhad
- Soraya Khafri
- Fatemeh Bahramnezhad
- Shayan Alijanpour
Institutions
- Iran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Imam Khomeini Hospital (IR)
- Pacific Heart Institute (US)
- Babol University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Stroke
- Published
- 2026-03-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1161/strokeaha.125.053785
- Primary Topic
- Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00