“ICH-CARE”: ICH -integrated C are for A ccelerated R esponse to H emorrhage Using a Phased Approach
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Introduction
Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) carries higher morbidity and mortality than ischemic stroke. Recent studies have demonstrated improved patient outcomes by applying ultra-early bundled interventions including blood pressure management, coagulopathy reversal, and osmotic therapy. Effective strategies to deliver these ultra-early treatment options are currently being explored. On December 19th, 2022, the Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Stroke Center (CSC) launched the “ICH Phases” communication system to accelerate ICH patient care.
Objective
To evaluate adherence to the AHA/ASA guidelines in acute ICH care following the implementation of our novel-tiered paging system.
Methods
We retrospectively reviewed patients admitted with spontaneous ICH during 2024 and 2025. We excluded traumatic cases. We extracted clinical data such as time to imaging, documentation of ICH score, blood pressure control, reversal of anticoagulation, venous thrombo-embolism (VTE) prophylaxis and discharge disposition.
Results
Among 67 patients, 68.7% underwent CT imaging within 25 minutes. We documented the ICH score within 6 hours in 82.9% of patients. Nearly 94.7% of patients with SBP>140 mm Hg received antihypertensive therapy, yet only 18% reached target BP within 60 minutes. We completed the reversal of anticoagulation within 120 minutes in 75% of patients. VTE prophylaxis was initiated within 24 hours in 91% of patients.
Discussion
Our novel system demonstrated adherence to the AHA/ASA guidelines, and time sensitive benchmarks in neuroimaging, reversal of anticoagulation, and VTE prophylaxis. Early BP control remains a challenge, that highlights the discrepancy between guidelines and real-ground implementation.
Conclusion
A novel tiered paging system is effective for enhancing early ICH care. Such a holistic system remains critical for sustained improvement in quality of care.
