Association of short-term hospital-level outcome metrics with 1-year mortality and recurrence for US Medicare beneficiaries with ischemic stroke
Wang Y, Leifheit E, Goldstein L, Lichtman J. Association of short-term hospital-level outcome metrics with 1-year mortality and recurrence for US Medicare beneficiaries with ischemic stroke. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0289790. PMID: 37561680, PMCID: PMC10414659, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0289790.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemic strokeInverse probability weightsStroke patientsCause mortalityOutcome metricsLower riskUS hospitalsBetter long-term outcomesRecurrent stroke rateIschemic stroke recurrenceIschemic stroke patientsLong-term outcomesUS Medicare beneficiariesPerformance categoriesIntermediate hospitalsRecurrent strokeStroke recurrenceCohort studyClinical factorsRecurrence ratePrincipal diagnosisPatient riskStroke rateReadmission measuresCox modelAssociations Between Long-Term Air Pollutant Exposure and 30-Day All-Cause Hospital Readmissions in US Patients With Stroke
Tran P, Warren J, Leifheit E, Goldstein L, Lichtman J. Associations Between Long-Term Air Pollutant Exposure and 30-Day All-Cause Hospital Readmissions in US Patients With Stroke. Stroke 2023, 54: e126-e129. PMID: 36729388, PMCID: PMC11059199, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.122.042265.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term air pollutant exposureAir pollutant exposureCause hospital readmissionHospital readmissionPollutant exposureMedicare beneficiaries agePerformance categoriesMatter 2.5Sulfur dioxide exposureCause readmission measureIschemic strokeStroke incidenceUS patientsHospital characteristicsSD increaseReadmissionCox modelReadmission measuresBeneficiaries ageLong-term exposureStrokePatientsMedicaid ServicesParticulate matter 2.5US fee