2017
Is Risk-Standardized In-Hospital Stroke Mortality an Adequate Proxy for Risk-Standardized 30-Day Stroke Mortality Data?
Reeves M, Fonarow G, Xu H, Matsouaka R, Xian Y, Saver J, Schwamm L, Smith E. Is Risk-Standardized In-Hospital Stroke Mortality an Adequate Proxy for Risk-Standardized 30-Day Stroke Mortality Data? Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2017, 10: e003748. PMID: 29021333, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.117.003748.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministrative Claims, HealthcareAgedAged, 80 and overBrain IschemiaDatabases, FactualFemaleGuideline AdherenceHospice CareHospital MortalityHospitalsHumansMaleMedicarePatient DischargePractice Guidelines as TopicQuality ImprovementQuality Indicators, Health CareRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsStrokeTime FactorsUnited StatesConceptsRisk-standardized mortality ratesHospital mortalityOutlier hospitalsAcute ischemic stroke casesHospital risk-standardized mortality ratesMortality dataGWTG-Stroke hospitalsHospital stroke mortalityIschemic stroke patientsProportion of hospitalsIschemic stroke casesRisk score modelStroke mortality dataChance-corrected agreementComposite outcomeStroke patientsMean ageStroke casesStroke mortalityMedicare filesHospital levelMortality rateLower mortalityHospitalMortality
2014
Impact of centralising acute stroke services in English metropolitan areas on mortality and length of hospital stay: difference-in-differences analysis
Morris S, Hunter R, Ramsay A, Boaden R, McKevitt C, Perry C, Pursani N, Rudd A, Schwamm L, Turner S, Tyrrell P, Wolfe C, Fulop N. Impact of centralising acute stroke services in English metropolitan areas on mortality and length of hospital stay: difference-in-differences analysis. The BMJ 2014, 349: g4757. PMID: 25098169, PMCID: PMC4122734, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.g4757.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute stroke servicesAcute stroke careHospital stayHyperacute careStroke servicesStroke careHospital Episode Statistics databaseSymptoms of strokePatient-level dataSignificant declineIschemic strokeHospital admissionStayPatientsAbsolute reductionMortalityStrokeMortality dataCareStatistics databaseMonth periodGreater ManchesterAdmissionDaysRisk