2020
Stroke Code Presentations, Interventions, and Outcomes Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Jasne AS, Chojecka P, Maran I, Mageid R, Eldokmak M, Zhang Q, Nystrom K, Vlieks K, Askenase M, Petersen N, Falcone GJ, Wira CR, Lleva P, Zeevi N, Narula R, Amin H, Navaratnam D, Loomis C, Hwang DY, Schindler J, Hebert R, Matouk C, Krumholz HM, Spudich S, Sheth KN, Sansing LH, Sharma R. Stroke Code Presentations, Interventions, and Outcomes Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Stroke 2020, 51: 2664-2673. PMID: 32755347, PMCID: PMC7446978, DOI: 10.1161/str.0000000000000347.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overBetacoronavirusBrain IschemiaCohort StudiesComorbidityConnecticutCoronary Artery DiseaseCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19DyslipidemiasEmergency Medical ServicesEthnicityFemaleHumansHypertensionIncomeInsurance, HealthIntracranial HemorrhagesMaleMedically UninsuredMiddle AgedOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePandemicsPneumonia, ViralRetrospective StudiesSARS-CoV-2Severity of Illness IndexStrokeSubstance-Related DisordersTelemedicineThrombectomyThrombolytic TherapyTime-to-TreatmentConceptsComprehensive stroke centerStroke codePatient characteristicsStroke severityStroke code patientsHistory of hypertensionStroke-like symptomsCoronary artery diseaseCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicPatient-level dataLower median household incomePublic health initiativesDisease 2019 pandemicCOVID-19 pandemicRace/ethnicityCode patientsHospital presentationPublic health insuranceRankin ScaleStroke centersArtery diseaseReperfusion timeStroke symptomsEarly outcomesConnecticut hospitals
2009
Boosting enrollment in neurology trials with Local Identification and Outreach Networks (LIONs)
Kernan WN, Viscoli CM, DeMarco D, Mendes B, Shrauger K, Schindler JL, McVeety JC, Sicklick A, Moalli D, Greco P, Bravata DM, Eisen S, Resor L, Sena K, Story D, Brass LM, Furie KL, Gutmann L, Hinnau E, Gorman M, Lovejoy AM, Inzucchi SE, Young LH, Horwitz RI. Boosting enrollment in neurology trials with Local Identification and Outreach Networks (LIONs). Neurology 2009, 72: 1345-1351. PMID: 19365056, PMCID: PMC2677492, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0b013e3181a0fda3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOutreach NetworkCentral coordinating centerInsulin Resistance InterventionSecondary stroke preventionNames of patientsResults of surveillanceStroke preventionMore patientsStroke siteConnecticut hospitalsTrial participantsHome visitsPatientsResistance InterventionPersonal physicianElectronic admissionRandomization ratesCoordinating CenterMore rapid completionMonthsHigher enrollment ratesHospitalRecruitment strategiesTrialsParticipants