2021
Association Between Hospital Volumes and Clinical Outcomes for Patients With Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Leifer D, Fonarow G, Hellkamp A, Baker D, Hoh B, Prabhakaran S, Schoeberl M, Suter R, Washington C, Williams S, Xian Y, Schwamm L. Association Between Hospital Volumes and Clinical Outcomes for Patients With Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2021, 10: e018373. PMID: 34325522, PMCID: PMC8475679, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.120.018373.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnnual case volumeComprehensive Stroke Center (CSC) certificationStroke center certificationNational Inpatient SampleSubarachnoid hemorrhageNontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhageCase volumeHospital mortalityClinical outcomesPoor outcomeCenter certificationSAH casesBetter outcomesVolume thresholdHospital annual case volumeHospital case volumeCases/yearBackground Previous studiesLogistic regression modelsSAH hospitalizationsHospital volumeAneurysm obliterationInpatient SampleOdds ratioImproved outcomes
2001
Fever in subarachnoid hemorrhage
Oliveira–Filho J, Ezzeddine M, Segal A, Buonanno F, Chang Y, Ogilvy C, Rordorf G, Schwamm L, Koroshetz W, McDonald C. Fever in subarachnoid hemorrhage. Neurology 2001, 56: 1299-1304. PMID: 11376177, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.56.10.1299.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubarachnoid hemorrhagePoor outcomeTranscranial DopplerNeurologic intensive care unitOlder ageDaily transcranial DopplerGlasgow Coma ScoreHunt-Hess gradeRankin Scale scoreCause of feverIntensive care unitPresence of infectionNontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhageSymptomatic vasospasmCerebral ischemiaComa ScoreConsecutive patientsAngiographic criteriaCare unitBrain injuryHemorrhage severityVasospasmPatientsFeverScale score