2016
Using Radiological Data to Estimate Ischemic Stroke Severity
Sico JJ, Phipps MS, Concato J, Brandt C, Wells CK, Lo AC, Nadeau SE, Williams LS, Gorman M, Boice JL, Bravata DM. Using Radiological Data to Estimate Ischemic Stroke Severity. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2016, 25: 792-798. PMID: 26794264, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2015.12.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStroke severityHospital mortalityStroke patientsC-statisticAcute ischemic stroke patientsStroke care qualityIschemic stroke patientsChart review dataIschemic stroke severityElectronic health recordsAdmission headSevere strokePoststroke mortalityAbnormal findingsValid measurePatient levelRadiographic scoresRadiological dataRadiographic dataRadiographic measuresCare qualityRisk adjustmentSeverityHealth recordsMortality
2015
Infarct location and sleep apnea: evaluating the potential association in acute ischemic stroke
Stahl SM, Yaggi HK, Taylor S, Qin L, Ivan CS, Austin C, Ferguson J, Radulescu R, Tobias L, Sico J, Fragoso C, Williams LS, Lampert R, Miech EJ, Matthias MS, Kapoor J, Bravata DM. Infarct location and sleep apnea: evaluating the potential association in acute ischemic stroke. Sleep Medicine 2015, 16: 1198-1203. PMID: 26429745, PMCID: PMC4592521, DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2015.07.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObstructive sleep apneaApnea-hypopnea indexAcute ischemic strokeIschemic stroke patientsStroke patientsStroke locationOSA presenceIschemic strokeSleep apneaPrevalence of OSASeverity of OSAAcute ischemic stroke patientsTransient ischemic attackObstructive respiratory eventsMeasures of hypoxiaHigh overall prevalenceBrain imaging reportsIschemic attackPolysomnographic findingsOSA severityComplete polysomnographyRespiratory eventsInfarct locationOverall prevalenceVascular territories
2012
Thrombocytopenia and In-hospital Mortality Risk among Ischemic Stroke Patients
Sico JJ, Phipps MS, Concato J, Wells CK, Lo AC, Nadeau SE, Williams LS, Peixoto AJ, Gorman M, Boice JL, Bravata DM. Thrombocytopenia and In-hospital Mortality Risk among Ischemic Stroke Patients. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2012, 22: e99-e102. PMID: 22974703, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2012.08.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute ischemic strokeIschemic stroke patientsHospital mortalityIschemic strokeStroke patientsHealth Stroke Scale scoreAcute ischemic stroke patientsStroke Scale scorePredictors of mortalityLogistic regression modelingAdmission thrombocytopeniaRetrospective cohortAntiplatelet effectUnadjusted analysesRisk factorsOdds ratioMortality riskThrombocytopeniaPatientsScale scoreHigh mortalityMortalityU.S. hospitalsStrokeNational Institute