2021
Association Between Hospital Volumes and Clinical Outcomes for Patients With Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Leifer D, Fonarow G, Hellkamp A, Baker D, Hoh B, Prabhakaran S, Schoeberl M, Suter R, Washington C, Williams S, Xian Y, Schwamm L. Association Between Hospital Volumes and Clinical Outcomes for Patients With Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2021, 10: e018373. PMID: 34325522, PMCID: PMC8475679, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.120.018373.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnnual case volumeComprehensive Stroke Center (CSC) certificationStroke center certificationNational Inpatient SampleSubarachnoid hemorrhageNontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhageCase volumeHospital mortalityClinical outcomesPoor outcomeCenter certificationSAH casesBetter outcomesVolume thresholdHospital annual case volumeHospital case volumeCases/yearBackground Previous studiesLogistic regression modelsSAH hospitalizationsHospital volumeAneurysm obliterationInpatient SampleOdds ratioImproved outcomes
2009
Case volumes of intra-arterial and intravenous treatment of ischemic stroke in the USA
Hirsch J, Yoo A, Nogueira R, Verduzco L, Schwamm L, Pryor J, Rabinov J, González R. Case volumes of intra-arterial and intravenous treatment of ischemic stroke in the USA. Journal Of NeuroInterventional Surgery 2009, 1: 27. PMID: 21994101, DOI: 10.1136/jnis.2009.000166.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntra-arterial therapyNumber of patientsT-PA useStroke centersIschemic strokeCase volumeStroke therapyIntra-arterial reperfusion therapyIntravenous tissue plasminogen activatorIntra-arterial stroke therapyPercentage of patientsLarge vessel occlusionCases/yearTissue plasminogen activatorMassachusetts General HospitalReperfusion therapyIntravenous treatmentStroke casesGeneral HospitalNumber of casesPatientsTherapyStrokeLiterature searchPlasminogen activator