Effect of COVID-19 on Acute Ischemic Stroke Severity and Mortality in 2020: Results From the 2020 National Inpatient Sample
de Havenon A, Zhou L, Yaghi S, Frontera J, Sheth K. Effect of COVID-19 on Acute Ischemic Stroke Severity and Mortality in 2020: Results From the 2020 National Inpatient Sample. Stroke 2023, 54: e194-e198. PMID: 37021563, PMCID: PMC10121243, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.122.041929.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth Stroke ScaleStroke ScaleStroke severityLowest quartileCOVID-19Acute ischemic stroke outcomesAcute ischemic stroke severityHigher stroke severityHospital stroke mortalityIschemic stroke outcomeHigher National InstitutesNational Inpatient SampleCross-sectional cohortIschemic stroke severityCOVID-19 statusNational InstituteHospital mortalityAdjusted riskHospital dischargeIschemic strokeStroke outcomeStroke mortalityAIS severityInpatient SampleExposure statusTrends in Venous Thromboembolism Readmission Rates after Ischemic Stroke and Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Shu L, de Havenon A, Liberman A, Henninger N, Goldstein E, Reznik M, Mahta A, Al-Mufti F, Frontera J, Furie K, Yaghi S. Trends in Venous Thromboembolism Readmission Rates after Ischemic Stroke and Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Journal Of Stroke 2023, 25: 151-159. PMID: 36592970, PMCID: PMC9911841, DOI: 10.5853/jos.2022.02215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLonger hospital stayVenous thromboembolismIntracerebral hemorrhageVTE readmissionHospital stayReadmission ratesUtilization Project Nationwide Readmissions DatabaseAcute ischemic stroke hospitalizationsHealth Stroke Scale scoreHistory of VTEVTE risk scoreStroke Scale scoreHigher National InstitutesHigh-risk patientsLife-threatening complicationsNationwide Readmissions DatabasePrincipal discharge diagnosisCox regression modelIschemic stroke hospitalizationsIndex admissionVTE diagnosisVTE prophylaxisVTE ratesVTE riskIschemic stroke