Assessing Stroke Patients for Rehabilitation During the Acute Hospitalization: Findings From the Get With The Guidelines–Stroke Program
Bettger J, Kaltenbach L, Reeves M, Smith E, Fonarow G, Schwamm L, Peterson E. Assessing Stroke Patients for Rehabilitation During the Acute Hospitalization: Findings From the Get With The Guidelines–Stroke Program. Archives Of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation 2012, 94: 38-45. PMID: 22858797, DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2012.06.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGuidelines-Stroke programStroke patientsAcute hospitalizationAcute strokeAcute hospitalsGWTG-Stroke programAcute stroke patientsProspective cohortStroke unitMultivariable analysisNonwhite raceRehabilitation careAcute assessmentMAIN OUTCOMEStroke diagnosisPatientsRehabilitation servicesHospitalizationRehabilitationHospitalStrokeUnited StatesAssessmentAdmissionCohortPredictors of Rapid Brain Imaging in Acute Stroke
Kelly A, Hellkamp A, Olson D, Smith E, Schwamm L. Predictors of Rapid Brain Imaging in Acute Stroke. Stroke 2012, 43: 1279-1284. PMID: 22442169, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.111.626374.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedDiabetes MellitusEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleFibrinolytic AgentsGuideline AdherenceHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMultivariate AnalysisNeuroimagingPractice Guidelines as TopicRacial GroupsRetrospective StudiesSex FactorsStrokeThrombolytic TherapyTime FactorsTissue Plasminogen ActivatorTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsEmergency department arrivalBrain imagingSymptom onsetHealth Stroke Scale scoreFuture quality improvement initiativesGuidelines-Stroke programStroke Scale scoreStroke symptom onsetAcute stroke symptomsHistory of diabetesPeripheral vascular diseaseMultivariable logistic regressionQuality improvement initiativesEffectiveness of thrombolysisOverall imaging rateProsthetic heart valvesPredictive variablesAcute strokeMost patientsHospital clusteringIndependent predictorsStroke symptomsNonwhite raceEmergency departmentVascular disease