2016
Emergency department visits for attempted suicide and self harm in the USA: 2006–2013
Canner J, Giuliano K, Selvarajah S, Hammond E, Schneider E. Emergency department visits for attempted suicide and self harm in the USA: 2006–2013. Epidemiology And Psychiatric Sciences 2016, 27: 94-102. PMID: 27852333, PMCID: PMC6999001, DOI: 10.1017/s2045796016000871.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNationwide Emergency Department SampleSelf-inflicted injuryED visitsPopulation-based ratesSuicide attemptsInjury severityNational databaseEmergency department visitsMechanism of injuryEmergency Department SampleAlcohol-related disordersLarge national databasePrevious smaller studiesSubstance-related disordersWilcoxon rank sum testConcurrent mental disordersChi-square testRank sum testDepartment visitsAnnual incidenceEmergency departmentMean ageUS census regionMood disordersAge 35
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