2020
Disease Burden Following Non-Cardioembolic Minor Ischemic Stroke or High-Risk TIA: A GWTG-Stroke Study
Kaufman B, Shah S, Hellkamp A, Lytle B, Fonarow G, Schwamm L, Lesén E, Hedberg J, Tank A, Fita E, Bhalla N, Atreja N, Bettger J. Disease Burden Following Non-Cardioembolic Minor Ischemic Stroke or High-Risk TIA: A GWTG-Stroke Study. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2020, 29: 105399. PMID: 33254370, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2020.105399.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overCost-Benefit AnalysisFee-for-Service PlansFemaleFunctional StatusHealth Care CostsHealth Services Needs and DemandHealth Services ResearchHospital CostsHumansIschemic Attack, TransientMaleMedicarePatient DischargeRegistriesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexStrokeTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsHigh-risk transient ischemic attackTransient ischemic attackMinor ischemic strokeIschemic strokeHigh-risk TIA patientsLimited real-world dataMedicare paymentsBurden of illnessClinical trial populationsMean Medicare paymentsImportant unmet needMedicare spendingIschemic attackTIA patientsAntiplatelet therapyIndex hospitalizationStroke RegistryComposite outcomeCumulative incidenceClinical outcomesTherapeutic optionsTrial populationFunctional statusDisease burdenPatient outcomes
2011
Are Quality Improvements in the Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Program Related to Better Care or Better Data Documentation?
Reeves M, Grau-Sepulveda M, Fonarow G, Olson D, Smith E, Schwamm L. Are Quality Improvements in the Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Program Related to Better Care or Better Data Documentation? Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2011, 4: 503-511. PMID: 21828344, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.111.961755.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGuidelines-Stroke programAtrial fibrillation/flutterIntravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA) therapyRecombinant tissue plasminogen activator therapyDeep vein thrombosis prophylaxisTissue plasminogen activator therapyBetter careTarget populationGWTG-Stroke hospitalsIschemic stroke admissionsPlasminogen activator therapyNumber of patientsProportion of subjectsData collection formDischarge antithromboticsEarly antithromboticsThrombosis prophylaxisTreatment contraindicationsEligible subjectsStroke admissionsActivator therapySmoking cessationLipid therapyMeasure complianceContraindications
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