2015
United States trends in thrombolysis for older adults with acute ischemic stroke
George B, Asemota A, Dorsey E, Haider A, Smart B, Urrutia V, Schneider E. United States trends in thrombolysis for older adults with acute ischemic stroke. Clinical Neurology And Neurosurgery 2015, 139: 16-23. PMID: 26363362, DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2015.08.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNationwide Inpatient SampleAcute ischemic strokeIschemic strokeOlder adultsStudy periodHospital mortality rateAdult stroke patientsHigh-volume hospitalsLength of stayRate of thrombolysisHigh-volume facilitiesPopulation-based ratesCochran-Armitage testThrombolysis groupVolume hospitalsUrban patientsThrombolysis useIntracerebral hemorrhageStroke patientsPrimary diagnosisInpatient SampleOdds ratioHospitalization dataThrombolysisAge subgroups
2014
Current practices in feeding tube placement for US acute ischemic stroke inpatients
George B, Kelly A, Schneider E, Holloway R. Current practices in feeding tube placement for US acute ischemic stroke inpatients. Neurology 2014, 83: 874-882. PMID: 25098538, PMCID: PMC4153849, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000000764.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTube insertion ratesTube placementStroke admissionsFeeding tubeMultilevel multivariable regression modelsHospital random effectsIschemic stroke inpatientsHospital-level factorsIschemic stroke admissionsRetrospective observational studyNationwide Inpatient SampleLength of stayPatient-centered decisionMultivariable regression modelsHospital factorsIschemic strokePatient demographicsRace/ethnicity dataStroke inpatientsStroke hospitalizationsInpatient SampleStroke volumeObservational studyHospital practiceHospital