2020
Impact of Emergency Department Crowding on Delays in Acute Stroke Care
Jaffe T, Goldstein J, Yun B, Etherton M, Leslie-Mazwi T, Schwamm L, Zachrison K. Impact of Emergency Department Crowding on Delays in Acute Stroke Care. Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2020, 21: 892-899. PMID: 32726261, PMCID: PMC7390586, DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2020.5.45873.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute stroke careStroke careED crowdingEndovascular therapyConsecutive acute ischemic stroke patientsCare deliveryAcute ischemic stroke patientsGroin puncture timeGuidelines-Stroke registryStroke care deliveryHealth Stroke ScaleIschemic stroke patientsMultiple clinical factorsUrban academic EDInitial stroke severityHigh ED utilizationSingle-institution analysisAcute care deliveryEmergency stroke careOutcomes of interestWilcoxon rank sum testEmergency department (ED) crowdingRank sum testAlteplase deliveryDTN time
2016
Relationship Between Language Preference and Intravenous Thrombolysis Among Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients
Erfe B, Siddiqui K, Schwamm L, Mejia N. Relationship Between Language Preference and Intravenous Thrombolysis Among Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2016, 5: e003782. PMID: 27881425, PMCID: PMC5210419, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.116.003782.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLanguage preferencePatients' language preferenceAcute ischemic stroke patientsNon-English languageIschemic stroke patientsNIH Stroke ScaleAIS patientsDifferent languagesInitial NIH stroke scaleIntravenous thrombolysisPatient languageStroke ScaleStroke patientsLanguageStepwise logistic regression modelInitial stroke severityAmerican Heart AssociationEnglishLogistic regression modelsStroke severityMultivariable analysisPatient receiptHeart AssociationThrombolysisPatients
2012
Comparison of 30-Day Mortality Models for Profiling Hospital Performance in Acute Ischemic Stroke With vs Without Adjustment for Stroke Severity
Fonarow G, Pan W, Saver J, Smith E, Reeves M, Broderick J, Kleindorfer D, Sacco R, Olson D, Hernandez A, Peterson E, Schwamm L. Comparison of 30-Day Mortality Models for Profiling Hospital Performance in Acute Ischemic Stroke With vs Without Adjustment for Stroke Severity. JAMA 2012, 308: 257-264. PMID: 22797643, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2012.7870.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute ischemic strokeNIHSS scoreInitial stroke severityIschemic strokeStroke severityMedicare beneficiariesClaims-based risk modelsHospital mortality modelMean NIHSS scoreRisk-standardized outcomesHealth Stroke ScaleNet reclassification improvementDiscrimination improvement indexService Medicare beneficiariesHospital mortality risk modelMortality risk modelProfiling Hospital PerformanceGuidelines-StrokeIndex hospitalizationStroke ScaleReclassification improvementRisk modelModel discriminationPotential eligibilityStudy populationRelationship of National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale to 30‐Day Mortality in Medicare Beneficiaries With Acute Ischemic Stroke
Fonarow G, Saver J, Smith E, Broderick J, Kleindorfer D, Sacco R, Pan W, Olson D, Hernandez A, Peterson E, Schwamm L. Relationship of National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale to 30‐Day Mortality in Medicare Beneficiaries With Acute Ischemic Stroke. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2012, 1: 42-50. PMID: 23130117, PMCID: PMC3487316, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.111.000034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute ischemic strokeHealth Stroke ScaleIschemic strokeMedicare beneficiariesNIHSS scoreStroke ScaleStroke severityMortality riskMortality rateGuidelines-Stroke hospitalsMedian NIHSS scoreSubstantial prognostic informationInitial stroke severityDiscrimination of riskService Medicare beneficiariesNational InstituteContinuous variablesMean ageC-statisticPrognostic informationRisk discriminationNIHSSClinical informationGraded relationStroke