Stroke Quality Measures
Aspirin Administration Within 48 Hours of Admission to the Hospital
Unless otherwise contraindicated, the protocol at Highland Hospital includes the administration of aspirin to ischemic stroke patients within 48 hours of admission to the hospital.
Patients who are admitted to a hospital for acute ischemic stroke should receive aspirin within 48 hours of admission, unless contraindications for receiving aspirin, including, but not limited to, allergy to aspirin or gastrointestinal bleeding, are present. Patients who meet the criteria should continue to receive aspirin on a daily basis (Circulation, 2006; 113:e409-e449).
