2023
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 model
2010
Trends in One-Year Recurrent Ischemic Stroke among the Elderly in the USA: 1994–2002
Allen NB, Holford TR, Bracken MB, Goldstein LB, Howard G, Wang Y, Lichtman JH. Trends in One-Year Recurrent Ischemic Stroke among the Elderly in the USA: 1994–2002. Cerebrovascular Diseases 2010, 30: 525-532. PMID: 20881382, PMCID: PMC2978738, DOI: 10.1159/000319028.Peer-Reviewed Original Research