2018
Protocols for Endovascular Stroke Treatment Diminish the Weekend Effect Through Improvements in Off-Hours Care
Raymond S, Akbik F, Stapleton C, Mehta B, Chandra R, Gonzalez R, Rabinov J, Schwamm L, Patel A, Hirsch J, Leslie-Mazwi T. Protocols for Endovascular Stroke Treatment Diminish the Weekend Effect Through Improvements in Off-Hours Care. Frontiers In Neurology 2018, 9: 1106. PMID: 30619062, PMCID: PMC6305592, DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2018.01106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTime of presentationTreatment latencyTreatment intervalEndovascular stroke treatmentProspective observational cohortOff-hour careAcute strokeMedian doorObservational cohortConsecutive patientsEndovascular therapyStroke treatmentStroke carePuncture timeFunctional outcomeProtocol adherenceThrombolysis candidatesInstitutional protocolPatient outcomesWeekend effectProtocol experienceStudy periodOutcomesPatientsRegular work hours
2015
Variation and Trends in the Documentation of National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale in GWTG-Stroke Hospitals
Reeves M, Smith E, Fonarow G, Zhao X, Thompson M, Peterson E, Schwamm L, Olson D. Variation and Trends in the Documentation of National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale in GWTG-Stroke Hospitals. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2015, 8: s90-s98. PMID: 26515215, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.115.001775.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGWTG-Stroke hospitalsHealth Stroke ScaleNIHSS scoreDocumentation ratesNIHSS dataStroke ScaleMultivariable logistic regression modelAcute ischemic strokeHospital-level factorsPrimary stroke centerImportant prognostic variablesPatient-level predictorsNational InstituteLogistic regression modelsMedian NIHSSIschemic strokeStroke centersThrombolysis candidatesClinical registryPrognostic variablesNIHSSHospitalPatientsStrokeLow documentation