Key Performance Indicators

KPI 7a

Recanalisation treatment rate presented as % of all admitted patients with ischaemic stroke receiving intravenous thrombolysis.

Current status

Rates of IVT are increasing from 2020 to 2021 but access varies significantly between countries and regions. The original aim of providing IVT to 10% of all patients with acute ischemic stroke has already been met by a majority of countries. Norway, the Netherlands, Estonia, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, Slovakia, Romania and Greece all report providing IVT to > 15% of patients with acute ischaemic stroke. In general, it is the same countries that provide IVT as well as MT to a larger proportion of patients, indicating a higher quality and better organization of acute stroke care.