2024
Trends in Stroke Thrombolysis Care Metrics and Outcomes by Race and Ethnicity, 2003-2021
Man S, Solomon N, Mac Grory B, Alhanti B, Saver J, Smith E, Xian Y, Bhatt D, Schwamm L, Uchino K, Fonarow G. Trends in Stroke Thrombolysis Care Metrics and Outcomes by Race and Ethnicity, 2003-2021. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2352927. PMID: 38324315, PMCID: PMC10851100, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.52927.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDoor-to-needleDoor-to-needle timeHispanic patientsWhite patientsAssociated with improvementsThrombolysis rateCohort studyEthnic groupsQuality InitiativeCohort study of patientsCare qualityCare metricsPre-testIschemic strokeEthnic disparitiesRetrospective cohort studyMain OutcomesPatient functionIschemic stroke onsetSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeStudy of patientsOddsAcute ischemic strokeStroke onset
2022
The relationship between stroke system organization and disparities in access to stroke center care in California
Zachrison K, Samuels‐Kalow M, Li S, Yan Z, Reeves M, Hsia R, Schwamm L, Camargo C. The relationship between stroke system organization and disparities in access to stroke center care in California. Journal Of The American College Of Emergency Physicians Open 2022, 3: e12706. PMID: 35316966, PMCID: PMC8921441, DOI: 10.1002/emp2.12706.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIschemic stroke patientsInterhospital transferStroke patientsReperfusion interventionsCenter careEthnic disparitiesAcute ischemic stroke patientsNon-Hispanic black patientsAsian/Pacific Islander patientsAcute ischemic strokeComprehensive stroke centerOdds of dischargeHospital-level characteristicsPacific Islander patientsNon-Hispanic Asian/Pacific IslandersNon-Hispanic blacksAsian/Pacific IslandersInterhospital patient transfersOutcomes of interestNon-Hispanic whitesHierarchical logistic regressionReperfusion therapyHospital dischargeIschemic strokeStroke centersTemporal Trends in Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Endovascular Therapy in Acute Ischemic Stroke
Sheriff F, Xu H, Maud A, Gupta V, Vellipuram A, Fonarow G, Matsouaka R, Xian Y, Reeves M, Smith E, Saver J, Rodriguez G, Cruz‐Flores S, Schwamm L. Temporal Trends in Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Endovascular Therapy in Acute Ischemic Stroke. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2022, 11: e023212. PMID: 35229659, PMCID: PMC9075329, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.121.023212.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute ischemic strokeEndovascular therapyEVT useIschemic strokeNon-Hispanic white patientsGuidelines-Stroke databaseHealth Stroke ScaleMortality/dischargeClinical trial publicationsPatient disparitiesDischarge homeEligible patientsNHW patientsStroke ScaleWhite patientsBlack patientsAsian patientsFunctional outcomeLarge cohortTrial publicationsPatientsFunctional independenceEthnic disparitiesRelated outcomesNational Institute