Volume of Plasma Expansion and Functional Outcomes in Stroke
Miller JB, Lewandowski C, Wira CR, Taylor A, Burmeister C, Welch R. Volume of Plasma Expansion and Functional Outcomes in Stroke. Neurocritical Care 2016, 26: 191-195. PMID: 27629275, DOI: 10.1007/s12028-016-0316-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeurological recoveryNIHSS scoreIschemic strokeFunctional outcomeFavorable outcomeMultivariable-adjusted logistic regression modelsModified Rankin Scale scoreLarge-vessel ischemic strokeHigher NIHSS scoreIsotonic saline treatmentMedian National InstitutesWorse neurological recoveryHealth Stroke ScaleAcute ischemic strokeMultivariable-adjusted modelsRankin Scale scoreIntravenous volume infusionConclusionsThe present studyLogistic regression modelsStroke ScaleStudy patientsAcute strokeCerebral perfusionClinical outcomesMean ageThe Advanced Reperfusion Era: Implications for Emergency Systems of Ischemic Stroke Care
Miller JB, Merck LH, Wira CR, Meurer WJ, Schrock JW, Nomura JT, Siket MS, Madsen TE, Wright DW, Panagos PD, Lewandowski C. The Advanced Reperfusion Era: Implications for Emergency Systems of Ischemic Stroke Care. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2016, 69: 192-201. PMID: 27600649, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2016.06.042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStroke careLarge-vessel ischemic strokeEndovascular stroke treatmentIschemic stroke careEmergency medicine cliniciansEndovascular careReperfusion eraIschemic strokeStroke treatmentEndovascular treatmentTreatment paradigmLeading causeMedicine cliniciansTimely treatmentCarePatientsHospitalTreatmentMorbidityStrokeMortalityCliniciansCentral role