Quality Indicators of Stroke Care Services

Target quality of service indicators: Stroke

IIndicatorTarget
S: Standard
S01Mean time (minute) to intravenous thrombolytic therapy (Door to Needle Time)≤ 60
S02Percentage of ischemic stroke patients who receive and antiplatelet for the treatment within 48 hours after the symptom onset≥ 85%
S03Percentage of ischemic stroke patients who are discharged home and receive antiplatelet or anticoagulant on discharge100%
S04Percentage of ischemic stroke patients discharged home who have high LDL and receive statin on discharge≥90%
S05Percentage of ischemic stroke patients who have time to intravenous thrombolytic therapy (Door to Needle Time) within 60 minutes≥75%
S06Percentage of ischemic stroke patients who have time to intravenous thrombolytic therapy (Door to Needle Time) within 45 minutes≥50%
P: Process
P01Percentage of stroke patients (I60-I69) who have blood sugar checked after being admitted to the hospital within 24 hours100%
P02Percentage of stroke patients (I60-I69) who have EKG within 24 hours after symptom onset100%
P03Percentage of stroke patients (I60-I69) who have CT scan and/or MRI/MRA brain within 24 hours100%
P04Percentage of acute ischemic stroke patients with duration of the symptoms not greater than 4.5 hours (Stroke Fast Track) who have CT scan and/or MRI/MRA brain within 1 hour100%
P05Percentage of stroke patients (I60-I69) with fever (≥ 37.5°C) who receive appropriate fever management100%
P06Percentage of stroke patients (I60-I69) who receive care following the planned guideline (Care map/Path way)100%
P07Percentage of stroke patients (I60-I69) with duration of the symptoms within 72 hours who receive care in stroke unit≥80%
P08Percentage of stroke patients (I60-I69) who receive appropriate patient instruction before discharge100%
P09Percentage of stroke patients (I60-I69) who have swallowing evaluation within 72 hours of admission100%
P10Percentage of ischemic stroke patients who receive rehabilitation assessment and/or physical, occupational, or speech therapy within 72 working hours after hospital admission100%
P11Percentage of stroke patients (I60-I69) who receive therapy/instructions about smoking cessation≥70%
P12Percentage of stroke patients (I60-I69) with duration of the symptoms within 72 hours who were continuously monitored on an EKG for at least 48 hours after hospital admission≥80%
C: Complication
C01Percentage of incidence of aspirate pneumonia in stroke patients (I60-I69)≤5%
C02Percentage of incidence of urinary tract infection in stroke patients (I60-I69)≤5%
C03Percentage of incidence of pressure sore/skin break in stroke patients (I60-I69)≤0.5%
C04Percentage of incidence of falls in stroke patients (I60-I69)0%
C05Percentage of incidence of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in stroke patients (I60-I69)≤5%
O: Outcome
O01Percentage of readmission within 28 days of stroke patients (I60-I69)≤1.5%
O02Percentage of stroke patients (I60-I69) with reduced or stable disability (BIdischarge
– BIadmission ≥ 0 point)
≥70%
O03Mean length of stay of ischemic stroke patients (days)≤10
O04Mean expense of ischemic stroke patients (baht)≤36,776
O05Percentage of mortality of ischemic stroke patients (I63)≤5%
O06Mortality rate of acute ischemic stroke patients receiving intravenous thrombolysis within 4.5 hours.≤7%
O07Mortality rate of acute hemorrhagic stroke (I60–I62) within 7 days of onset (Excl. Palliative Care).≤25%
O08Percentage of ischemic stroke patients who have reduced or stable disability (mRSdischarge – mRSadmission ≤ 0 point)≥80%
O09Percentage of ischemic stroke patients who have reduced or stable severity of stroke (NIHSSdischarge – NIHSSadmission ≤ 0 point)≥80%

Stroke Care Quality Data Dictionary

CodeCategory
SNHStroke Network Hospital
AMCAcademic Medical Center
RHRegional Hospital
GH/CHGeneral Hospital/Community Hospital
PVTPrivate Hospital
HRHealth Region

Fiscal Year 2025

ISNH
n=89,044
AMC
n=7,019
RH
n=33,281
GH/CH
n=44,293
PVT
n=4,451
S01
(S.D.)
50.0
(30.0)
47.4
(32.5)
47.1
(28.7)
53.0
(30.5)
52.0
(29.1)
S02
S03
S04
S0577.183.581.672.075.6
S0654.661.060.548.451.6
P01
P02
P03
P04
P05
P06
P07
P08
P09
P10
P11
P12
C01
C02
C03
C04
C05
O01
O02
O03
O04
O05
O063.84.24.53.21.6
O07
O08
O09
IHR1
n=5,712
HR2
n=5,342
HR3
n=4,057
HR4
n=5,017
HR5
n=9,121
HR6
n=7,868
HR7
n=8,710
HR8
n=6,039
HR9
n=9,156
HR10
n=6,549
HR11
n=8,032
HR12
n=8,616
HR13
n=4,825
S01
(S.D.)
55.1
(30.6)
50.8
(29.3)
64.3
(38.7)
47.4
(29.4)
54.5
(31.7)
48.7
(26.2)
50.5
(29.8)
48.9
(55.9)
55.9
(34.5)
51.5
(28.8)
47.0
(30.5)
41.3
(25.1)
47.3
(30.3)
S02
S03
S04
S0573.378.052.581.570.681.275.880.870.972.378.986.582.6
S0643.754.933.259.546.655.151.761.441.546.859.771.662.2
P01
P02
P03
P04
P05
P06
P07
P08
P09
P10
P11
P12
C01
C02
C03
C04
C05
O01
O02
O03
O04
O05
O064.16.44.75.85.33.81.91.22.43.64.43.63.5
O07
O08
O09

Source: Neurological Information Center, Neurological Institute of Thailand. Processing Date January 30, 2026.