2021
Association Between Hospital Volumes and Clinical Outcomes for Patients With Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Leifer D, Fonarow G, Hellkamp A, Baker D, Hoh B, Prabhakaran S, Schoeberl M, Suter R, Washington C, Williams S, Xian Y, Schwamm L. Association Between Hospital Volumes and Clinical Outcomes for Patients With Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2021, 10: e018373. PMID: 34325522, PMCID: PMC8475679, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.120.018373.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnnual case volumeComprehensive Stroke Center (CSC) certificationStroke center certificationNational Inpatient SampleSubarachnoid hemorrhageNontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhageCase volumeHospital mortalityClinical outcomesPoor outcomeCenter certificationSAH casesBetter outcomesVolume thresholdHospital annual case volumeHospital case volumeCases/yearBackground Previous studiesLogistic regression modelsSAH hospitalizationsHospital volumeAneurysm obliterationInpatient SampleOdds ratioImproved outcomes
2019
Resource utilisation among patients transferred for intracerebral haemorrhage
Zachrison K, Aaronson E, Mahmood S, Rosand J, Viswanathan A, Schwamm L, Goldstein J. Resource utilisation among patients transferred for intracerebral haemorrhage. Stroke And Vascular Neurology 2019, 4: 223. PMID: 32030206, PMCID: PMC6979870, DOI: 10.1136/svn-2019-000255.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcademic Medical CentersAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overCerebral HemorrhageCritical CareFemaleGlasgow Coma ScaleHumansIntensive Care UnitsMaleMiddle AgedNeurosurgical ProceduresPatient AdmissionPatient TransferProspective StudiesRegistriesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsGlasgow Coma ScoreIntracerebral hemorrhageSurgical interventionICH scoreAcademic hospitalBaseline Glasgow Coma ScoreIntensive care unit admissionCare unit admissionSingle academic hospitalPrimary intracerebral hemorrhageUrban academic hospitalLess frequent useCollected registryICU stayUnit admissionComa ScoreConsecutive patientsIntraventricular hemorrhagePrimary outcomePrimary patientsPatientsHospitalLogistic regressionHemorrhageResource utilisation
2012
Assessing variability in neurointerventional practice patterns for acute ischemic stroke
Mehta B, Leslie-Mazwi T, Chandra R, Chaudhry Z, Rabinov J, Hirsch J, Schwamm L, Rost N, Yoo A. Assessing variability in neurointerventional practice patterns for acute ischemic stroke. Journal Of NeuroInterventional Surgery 2012, 5: i52. PMID: 23235960, DOI: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2012-010565.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntra-arterial therapyPractice patternsHealth Stroke Scale scoreIntravenous tissue plasminogen activatorReal-world practice patternsEvidence-based practice guidelinesComprehensive stroke servicesPosterior circulation strokeStroke Scale scoreAcute ischemic strokeAnterior circulation strokeFirst-line therapyLarge vessel occlusionMedian annual volumeTissue plasminogen activatorAcute strokeIschemic strokeIndependent predictorsSymptom onsetConscious sedationStroke servicesTreatment indicationsVessel occlusionTreatment strategiesPractice guidelines