Predictors of Rapid Brain Imaging in Acute Stroke
Kelly A, Hellkamp A, Olson D, Smith E, Schwamm L. Predictors of Rapid Brain Imaging in Acute Stroke. Stroke 2012, 43: 1279-1284. PMID: 22442169, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.111.626374.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedDiabetes MellitusEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleFibrinolytic AgentsGuideline AdherenceHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMultivariate AnalysisNeuroimagingPractice Guidelines as TopicRacial GroupsRetrospective StudiesSex FactorsStrokeThrombolytic TherapyTime FactorsTissue Plasminogen ActivatorTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsEmergency department arrivalBrain imagingSymptom onsetHealth Stroke Scale scoreFuture quality improvement initiativesGuidelines-Stroke programStroke Scale scoreStroke symptom onsetAcute stroke symptomsHistory of diabetesPeripheral vascular diseaseMultivariable logistic regressionQuality improvement initiativesEffectiveness of thrombolysisOverall imaging rateProsthetic heart valvesPredictive variablesAcute strokeMost patientsHospital clusteringIndependent predictorsStroke symptomsNonwhite raceEmergency departmentVascular disease