2021
Association of Physician Characteristics With Early Adoption of Virtual Health Care
Zachrison K, Yan Z, Samuels-Kalow M, Licurse A, Zuccotti G, Schwamm L. Association of Physician Characteristics With Early Adoption of Virtual Health Care. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2141625. PMID: 34967876, PMCID: PMC8719243, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.41625.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVirtual health careCross-sectional studyHealth care systemPatient characteristicsHealth carePhysician characteristicsLarge regional health care systemRetrospective cross-sectional studyBehavioral healthCare systemSurgical specialtiesHealth system databasePhysician-level variationRegional health care systemAmbulatory visitsPrimary careHealth physiciansPatient's abilityAmbulatory careMAIN OUTCOMEGreater oddsAmbulatory practiceBivariate comparisonsPhysiciansHospital affiliationSeizure Prophylaxis After Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Jones F, Sanches P, Smith J, Zafar S, Blacker D, Hsu J, Schwamm L, Newhouse J, Westover M, Moura L. Seizure Prophylaxis After Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage. JAMA Neurology 2021, 78: 1128-1136. PMID: 34309642, PMCID: PMC8314179, DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2021.2249.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly seizure prophylaxisSpontaneous intracerebral hemorrhageAdverse drug reactionsRisk-guided strategyLate seizuresLong-term therapyHigh riskSeizure prophylaxisPrimary prophylaxisIntracerebral hemorrhageLower riskLong-term adverse drug reactionsLow-risk patientsShort-term prophylaxisDecision analytical modelSecondary therapyProphylaxis strategiesDrug reactionsProphylaxisMAIN OUTCOMESeizuresPatientsClinical decisionTherapyAverage riskReperfusion Treatment and Stroke Outcomes in Hospitals With Telestroke Capacity
Wilcock A, Schwamm L, Zubizarreta J, Zachrison K, Uscher-Pines L, Richard J, Mehrotra A. Reperfusion Treatment and Stroke Outcomes in Hospitals With Telestroke Capacity. JAMA Neurology 2021, 78: 527-535. PMID: 33646272, PMCID: PMC7922240, DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2021.0023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute ischemic strokeReperfusion treatmentIschemic strokeShort-term acute carePatients 85 yearsLow-volume hospitalsYear of admissionHospital emergency departmentTraditional Medicare beneficiariesClinical characteristicsCritical access hospitalsStroke outcomeAcute careControl hospitalsEmergency departmentMean ageFunctional statusPrimary diagnosisStroke expertiseHospital characteristicsMAIN OUTCOMEMedicare beneficiariesPatientsHospitalCare patterns
2018
Participation in Get With the Guidelines–Stroke and Its Association With Quality of Care for Stroke
Howard G, Schwamm LH, Donnelly JP, Howard VJ, Jasne A, Smith EE, Rhodes JD, Kissela BM, Fonarow GC, Kleindorfer DO, Albright KC. Participation in Get With the Guidelines–Stroke and Its Association With Quality of Care for Stroke. JAMA Neurology 2018, 75: 1331-1337. PMID: 30083763, PMCID: PMC6248106, DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2018.2101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTissue plasminogen activatorIschemic strokeQuality of careGuidelines-StrokeGWTG-StrokeMean ageNonparticipating hospitalsCare measuresRisk factorsPopulation-based cohort studyPlasminogen activatorLipid profile assessmentParticipants 45 yearsStroke risk factorsQuality Improvement ProgramEvidence-based interventionsExercise counselingNeurologist evaluationAntithrombotic therapyCohort studyAntithrombotic useStroke careMAIN OUTCOMELipid evaluationHospitalEffect of a Multifaceted Quality Improvement Intervention on Hospital Personnel Adherence to Performance Measures in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke in China: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Wang Y, Li Z, Zhao X, Wang C, Wang X, Wang D, Liang L, Liu L, Wang C, Li H, Shen H, Bettger J, Pan Y, Jiang Y, Yang X, Zhang C, Han X, Meng X, Yang X, Kang H, Yuan W, Fonarow G, Peterson E, Schwamm L, Xian Y, Wang Y. Effect of a Multifaceted Quality Improvement Intervention on Hospital Personnel Adherence to Performance Measures in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke in China: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA 2018, 320: 245-254. PMID: 29959443, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2018.8802.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultifaceted quality improvement interventionAcute ischemic strokeQuality improvement interventionsEvidence-based performance measuresIschemic strokeImprovement interventionsControl groupUsual careClinical trialsIntervention groupEvidence-based stroke careCluster-randomized clinical trialClinical vascular eventsCo-primary outcomesLong-term outcomesHospital mortalityStroke RegistryVascular eventsSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeStroke careCare protocolsClinical pathwayMAIN OUTCOMEPatients
2017
Clinical Imaging Factors Associated With Infarct Progression in Patients With Ischemic Stroke During Transfer for Mechanical Thrombectomy
Boulouis G, Lauer A, Siddiqui A, Charidimou A, Regenhardt R, Viswanathan A, Rost N, Leslie-Mazwi T, Schwamm L. Clinical Imaging Factors Associated With Infarct Progression in Patients With Ischemic Stroke During Transfer for Mechanical Thrombectomy. JAMA Neurology 2017, 74: 1361-1367. PMID: 28973081, PMCID: PMC5710581, DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2017.2149.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThrombectomy-capable stroke centersCollateral blood flowIschemic strokeInfarct progressionMechanical thrombectomyCT angiographyMAIN OUTCOMEVessel statusBlood flowImaging factorsHigher adjusted odds ratioVascular imagingFavorable imaging profileHealth Stroke ScoreAcute ischemic strokeHigher National InstitutesAdjusted odds ratioRegional stroke networkStroke care networksStroke centersStroke ScoreConsecutive patientsStroke NetworkClinical severityFutile transfers
2015
Drip and Ship Thrombolytic Therapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke
Sheth KN, Smith EE, Grau-Sepulveda MV, Kleindorfer D, Fonarow GC, Schwamm LH. Drip and Ship Thrombolytic Therapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke. Stroke 2015, 46: 732-739. PMID: 25672784, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.114.007506.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntravenous tissue-type plasminogen activatorTissue-type plasminogen activatorSymptomatic intracranial hemorrhageTPA useAcute strokeIschemic strokeIntracranial hemorrhageHealth Stroke Scale scoreReal-world practice patternsGuidelines-Stroke programStroke Scale scoreAcute ischemic strokeCharacteristics of patientsLower National InstitutesPatient selection biasConventional thrombolysisHospital mortalityHospital outcomesSymptom onsetInterhospital transferThrombolytic therapyHospital characteristicsPractice patternsShip paradigmMAIN OUTCOME
2012
Assessing Stroke Patients for Rehabilitation During the Acute Hospitalization: Findings From the Get With The Guidelines–Stroke Program
Bettger J, Kaltenbach L, Reeves M, Smith E, Fonarow G, Schwamm L, Peterson E. Assessing Stroke Patients for Rehabilitation During the Acute Hospitalization: Findings From the Get With The Guidelines–Stroke Program. Archives Of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation 2012, 94: 38-45. PMID: 22858797, DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2012.06.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGuidelines-Stroke programStroke patientsAcute hospitalizationAcute strokeAcute hospitalsGWTG-Stroke programAcute stroke patientsProspective cohortStroke unitMultivariable analysisNonwhite raceRehabilitation careAcute assessmentMAIN OUTCOMEStroke diagnosisPatientsRehabilitation servicesHospitalizationRehabilitationHospitalStrokeUnited StatesAssessmentAdmissionCohort