2017
Incorporating Stroke Severity Into Hospital Measures of 30-Day Mortality After Ischemic Stroke Hospitalization
Schwartz J, Wang Y, Qin L, Schwamm LH, Fonarow GC, Cormier N, Dorsey K, McNamara RL, Suter LG, Krumholz HM, Bernheim SM. Incorporating Stroke Severity Into Hospital Measures of 30-Day Mortality After Ischemic Stroke Hospitalization. Stroke 2017, 48: 3101-3107. PMID: 28954922, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.117.017960.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-standardized mortality ratesElectronic health record dataHealth record dataStroke severityClaims dataMortality rateAmerican Heart Association/American Stroke AssociationHealth Stroke Scale scoreRisk variablesMedicaid ServicesRisk adjustmentMedian risk-standardized mortality rateGuidelines-Stroke registryLow-mortality hospitalsStroke Scale scoreAcute ischemic strokeAmerican Stroke AssociationOdds of mortalityMortality measuresRecord dataIschemic stroke hospitalizationsHigh-mortality hospitalsService claims dataRisk-adjustment variablesHospital admission
2002
Anatomy of Stroke, Part II
Caviness V, Makris N, Montinaro E, Sahin N, Bates J, Schwamm L, Caplan D, Kennedy D. Anatomy of Stroke, Part II. Stroke 2002, 33: 2557-2564. PMID: 12411642, DOI: 10.1161/01.str.0000036084.82955.c7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research