2015
Variation and Trends in the Documentation of National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale in GWTG-Stroke Hospitals
Reeves M, Smith E, Fonarow G, Zhao X, Thompson M, Peterson E, Schwamm L, Olson D. Variation and Trends in the Documentation of National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale in GWTG-Stroke Hospitals. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2015, 8: s90-s98. PMID: 26515215, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.115.001775.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGWTG-Stroke hospitalsHealth Stroke ScaleNIHSS scoreDocumentation ratesNIHSS dataStroke ScaleMultivariable logistic regression modelAcute ischemic strokeHospital-level factorsPrimary stroke centerImportant prognostic variablesPatient-level predictorsNational InstituteLogistic regression modelsMedian NIHSSIschemic strokeStroke centersThrombolysis candidatesClinical registryPrognostic variablesNIHSSHospitalPatientsStrokeLow documentation
2013
Racial and Ethnic Differences in Outcomes in Older Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke
Qian F, Fonarow G, Smith E, Xian Y, Pan W, Hannan E, Shaw B, Glance L, Peterson E, Eapen Z, Hernandez A, Schwamm L, Bhatt D. Racial and Ethnic Differences in Outcomes in Older Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2013, 6: 284-292. PMID: 23680966, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.113.000211.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overBlack or African AmericanBrain IschemiaEthnicityFemaleHealth Status DisparitiesHealthcare DisparitiesHispanic or LatinoHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMedicareMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioPatient ReadmissionRacial GroupsRegistriesRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexStrokeTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsAcute ischemic strokeLong-term outcomesRace/ethnicityCause rehospitalizationOlder patientsIschemic strokeUnadjusted mortalityHispanic patientsGuidelines-Stroke programGuidelines-Stroke registryHealth Stroke ScaleOlder Medicare beneficiariesAmerican Heart AssociationAsian American patientsYears of ageStroke ScaleStroke severityHigher median scoresAsian patientsHeart AssociationHospital characteristicsAmerican patientsUS CentersPrognostic variablesLower odds