Data quality in the American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines-Stroke (GWTG-Stroke): Results from a National Data Validation Audit
Xian Y, Fonarow G, Reeves M, Webb L, Blevins J, Demyanenko V, Zhao X, Olson D, Hernandez A, Peterson E, Schwamm L, Smith E. Data quality in the American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines-Stroke (GWTG-Stroke): Results from a National Data Validation Audit. American Heart Journal 2012, 163: 392-398.e1. PMID: 22424009, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2011.12.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical recordsDeep venous thrombosis prophylaxisPrimary stroke center certificationGWTG-Stroke hospitalsHospital academic statusStroke center certificationVenous thrombosis prophylaxisNational Stroke RegistryAmerican Heart AssociationQuality Improvement ProgramIntraclass correlationIschemic stroke volumeGuidelines-StrokeGWTG-StrokeStroke RegistryThrombosis prophylaxisNeedle timeSerum creatinineSymptom onsetHeart AssociationCenter certificationStroke volumeRegistry dataRegistry participationCategorical variables