2015
Contemporary Trends and Predictors of Postacute Service Use and Routine Discharge Home After Stroke
Bettger J, McCoy L, Smith E, Fonarow G, Schwamm L, Peterson E. Contemporary Trends and Predictors of Postacute Service Use and Routine Discharge Home After Stroke. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2015, 4: e001038. PMID: 25713291, PMCID: PMC4345857, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.114.001038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBrain IschemiaFemaleHome Health NursingHospitalizationHumansIntracranial HemorrhagesLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPatient DischargeRecovery of FunctionRehabilitation CentersRisk FactorsSelf CareSkilled Nursing FacilitiesStrokeStroke RehabilitationTreatment OutcomeWalkingConceptsInpatient rehabilitation facilityPAC useSkilled nursing facilitiesHome healthStroke patientsService useHealth insurance typeHospital discharge dispositionStrongest clinical predictorsYears of agePostacute care servicesGuidelines-StrokeDischarge homeHospital stayDischarge dispositionClinical predictorsHemorrhagic strokeOral intakeDysphagia screenMultivariable analysisAcute careStroke hospitalizationsInsurance typeSNF useNursing facilities
2013
Paradoxical Association of Smoking With In‐Hospital Mortality Among Patients Admitted With Acute Ischemic Stroke
Ali S, Smith E, Bhatt D, Fonarow G, Schwamm L. Paradoxical Association of Smoking With In‐Hospital Mortality Among Patients Admitted With Acute Ischemic Stroke. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2013, 2: e000171. PMID: 23782919, PMCID: PMC3698779, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.113.000171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNIH Stroke ScaleTissue plasminogen activatorAcute ischemic strokeIschemic strokeInpatient mortalityAtrial fibrillationMyocardial ischemiaDeep vein thrombosis prophylaxisGuidelines-Stroke registryLower inpatient mortalityOverall inpatient mortalityStroke risk factorsIn-Hospital MortalityIschemic stroke patientsCoronary artery diseaseCerebrovascular vasoreactivityEarly antithromboticsHospital mortalityThrombosis prophylaxisStroke ScaleArtery diseaseDiabetes mellitusOral intakeMultivariable analysisStroke patientsDysphagia Screening and Hospital-acquired Pneumonia in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke: Findings from Get with the Guidelines–Stroke
Masrur S, Smith E, Saver J, Reeves M, Bhatt D, Zhao X, Olson D, Pan W, Hernandez A, Fonarow G, Schwamm L. Dysphagia Screening and Hospital-acquired Pneumonia in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke: Findings from Get with the Guidelines–Stroke. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2013, 22: e301-e309. PMID: 23305674, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2012.11.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital-acquired pneumoniaDysphagia screeningStroke patientsGuidelines-StrokeNIHSS scoreIschemic strokeOral intakeMultivariable analysisHealth Stroke Scale scoreAdmission National InstitutesGuidelines-Stroke hospitalsStroke Scale scoreAcute ischemic strokeIschemic stroke patientsLength of stayEligible patientsHospital mortalitySevere strokeFemale genderNational guidelinesLower riskPatientsScale scorePneumoniaStroke