2022
Differences in Performance on Quality Measures for Thrombectomy‐Capable Stroke Centers Compared With Comprehensive Stroke Centers in 2019 to 2020
Baker D, Schmaltz S, Kolbusz K, Messé S, Jauch E, Schwamm L. Differences in Performance on Quality Measures for Thrombectomy‐Capable Stroke Centers Compared With Comprehensive Stroke Centers in 2019 to 2020. Stroke Vascular And Interventional Neurology 2022, 2 DOI: 10.1161/svin.121.000302.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComprehensive stroke centerLarge vessel occlusionMechanical thrombectomyStroke centersSkin punctureCerebral infarctionMedian timeStroke center certificationSymptomatic hemorrhagic complicationsSymptomatic hemorrhagic transformationPercentage of patientsProportion of patientsSuccessful mechanical thrombectomyThrombectomy-capable stroke centersProlonged transport timesWilcoxon rank sum testRank sum testHemorrhagic transformationHemorrhagic complicationsStroke careCenter certificationSigned-rank testCurrent recommendationsPatientsMedian proportion
2014
Improving Door-to-Needle Times
Ruff I, Ali S, Goldstein J, Lev M, Copen W, McIntyre J, Rost N, Schwamm L. Improving Door-to-Needle Times. Stroke 2014, 45: 504-508. PMID: 24399372, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.113.004073.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overClinical ProtocolsComorbidityData Interpretation, StatisticalEarly DiagnosisEmergency Medical ServicesFemaleFibrinolytic AgentsHumansInternational Classification of DiseasesMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesQuality ImprovementRetrospective StudiesSocioeconomic FactorsStrokeThrombolytic TherapyTissue Plasminogen ActivatorTomography, X-Ray ComputedTreatment OutcomeConceptsIntravenous tissue-type plasminogen activatorEmergency department arrivalTissue-type plasminogen activatorAcute strokeDTN timeNeedle timeHealth Stroke Scale scorePlasminogen activatorAcute ischemic strokePercentage of patientsStroke Scale scoreAmerican Heart AssociationStroke care modelWilcoxon signed-rank testImproving DoorIschemic strokeStroke guidelinesHeart AssociationPostintervention periodSigned-rank testPre interventionCare modelNational guidelinesPost interventionPatients