2015
Rationale and design of a cluster-randomized multifaceted intervention trial to improve stroke care quality in China: The GOLDEN BRIDGE–Acute Ischemic Stroke
Wang Y, Li Z, Xian Y, Zhao X, Li H, Shen H, Wang C, Liu L, Wang C, Pan Y, Wang D, Bettger J, Fonarow G, Schwamm L, Smith S, Peterson E, Wang Y, investigators G. Rationale and design of a cluster-randomized multifaceted intervention trial to improve stroke care quality in China: The GOLDEN BRIDGE–Acute Ischemic Stroke. American Heart Journal 2015, 169: 767-774.e2. PMID: 26027613, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2015.03.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBrain IschemiaChinaClinical ProtocolsCritical PathwaysHospitalsHumansPatient Care TeamQuality ImprovementStrokeConceptsMultifaceted quality improvement interventionAcute ischemic strokeQuality improvement interventionsIschemic strokeImprovement interventionsEvidence-based clinical pathwayEvidence-based performance measuresEvidence-based gapNew vascular eventsSecondary patient outcomesStroke care qualityGuideline-based recommendationsInitial symptom onsetCluster-randomized trialVascular eventsInhospital deathSymptom onsetPrimary outcomeCare protocolsAIS patientsIntervention trialsPatient outcomesClinical pathwayMultifaceted interventionsRoutine standard
2008
Stroke Center Designation Can be Achieved by Small Hospitals
Smith E, Dreyer P, Prvu-Bettger J, Abdullah A, Palmeri G, Goyette L, McElligott C, Schwamm L. Stroke Center Designation Can be Achieved by Small Hospitals. Critical Pathways In Cardiology A Journal Of Evidence-Based Medicine 2008, 7: 173-177. PMID: 18791405, DOI: 10.1097/hpc.0b013e318184e2bc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute stroke teamSmall hospitalsStroke teamMassachusetts hospitalsStroke center designationTeaching hospital statusAcute ischemic strokeAcute stroke carePrimary stroke centerMassachusetts DepartmentPublic healthStroke RegistryIschemic strokeStroke centersStroke careStroke servicesCenter designationCare pathwayHospital characteristicsHospital statusTelemedicine consultationsHospitalTomography scanningLarge hospitalsBed size