Investigating the “Weekend Effect” on Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Endovascular Mechanical Thrombectomy for Ischemic Stroke
Grandhi R, Ravindra VM, Ney JP, Zaidat O, Taussky P, de Havenon A. Investigating the “Weekend Effect” on Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Endovascular Mechanical Thrombectomy for Ischemic Stroke. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2021, 30: 106013. PMID: 34375859, PMCID: PMC8511062, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2021.106013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAfter-Hours CareAgedAged, 80 and overCross-Sectional StudiesDatabases, FactualEndovascular ProceduresFemaleHospital CostsHospital MortalityHumansInpatientsIschemic StrokeLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedPatient DischargeRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsThrombectomyTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsAcute ischemic strokeEndovascular thrombectomyIschemic strokeLarge vessel occlusion ischemic strokeHealth Stroke Scale scoreNationwide Inpatient Sample dataStroke Scale scoreExtended hospital stayWorse clinical outcomesCross-sectional analysisLogistic regression modelsHospital deathHospital staySecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeClinical outcomesAIS patientsNormal working hoursPatientsScale scoreFavorable dischargeExposure variablesStrokeWeekends/National InstituteImpact of COVID-19 on the hospitalization, treatment, and outcomes of intracerebral and subarachnoid hemorrhage in the United States
Ravindra VM, Grandhi R, Delic A, Hohmann S, Shippey E, Tirschwell D, Frontera JA, Yaghi S, Majersik JJ, Anadani M, de Havenon A. Impact of COVID-19 on the hospitalization, treatment, and outcomes of intracerebral and subarachnoid hemorrhage in the United States. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0248728. PMID: 33852591, PMCID: PMC8046225, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0248728.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCerebral HemorrhageChildChild, PreschoolCohort StudiesCOVID-19EthnicityFemaleHospital MortalityHospitalizationHumansInfantLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedMinority GroupsPatient DischargeRetrospective StudiesSARS-CoV-2Subarachnoid HemorrhageTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsAdjusted odds ratioHospital death rateIntensive care stayOutcome of deathIntracerebral hemorrhageSubarachnoid hemorrhageFavorable dischargeCOVID-19Vizient Clinical Data BaseDeath rateLonger hospital lengthIntensive care lengthLength of hospitalLonger hospital stayCohort of patientsMixed-effects logistic regression modelSpontaneous intracerebral hemorrhageCOVID-19 infectionClinical data baseLogistic regression modelsICH controlsHospital deathHospital stayHospital lengthSecondary outcomesImpaired Distal Perfusion Predicts Length of Hospital Stay in Patients with Symptomatic Middle Cerebral Artery Stenosis
Yaghi S, de Havenon A, Honda T, Hinman JD, Raychev R, Sharma LK, Kim S, Feldmann E, Romano JG, Prabhakaran S, Liebeskind DS. Impaired Distal Perfusion Predicts Length of Hospital Stay in Patients with Symptomatic Middle Cerebral Artery Stenosis. Journal Of Neuroimaging 2021, 31: 475-479. PMID: 33565162, PMCID: PMC8119309, DOI: 10.1111/jon.12839.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransient ischemic attackMCA stenosisPerfusion delayPerfusion imagingSymptomatic middle cerebral artery stenosisMiddle cerebral artery stenosisSymptomatic MCA stenosisComprehensive stroke centerSymptomatic intracranial stenosisCerebral artery stenosisContinuous variablesHospital stayIschemic attackIschemic strokeStenosis patientsStroke centersSymptom onsetConsecutive patientsArtery stenosisIntracranial stenosisProspective studyRetrospective studyPredicts LengthInclusion criteriaMismatch volume