Quality of Care and Outcomes for Patients With Stroke in the United States Admitted During the International Stroke Conference
Messé S, Mullen M, Cox M, Fonarow G, Smith E, Saver J, Reeves M, Bhatt D, Matsouaka R, Schwamm L. Quality of Care and Outcomes for Patients With Stroke in the United States Admitted During the International Stroke Conference. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2018, 7: e009842. PMID: 30376750, PMCID: PMC6404171, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.118.009842.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntravenous tissue plasminogen activatorTissue plasminogen activatorAcute ischemic strokeInternational Stroke ConferencePlasminogen activatorWorse outcomesGuideline-adherent careGuidelines-Stroke hospitalsRetrospective cohort studyHours of onsetMinutes of arrivalExperience worse outcomesQuality of careSame quality careAverage weekly numberGuidelines-StrokeAcute strokeBackground PatientsCohort studyConclusions PatientsIschemic strokeClinical outcomesMean ageStroke cliniciansHospital characteristics