2014
Reducing Door‐to‐Puncture Times for Intra‐Arterial Stroke Therapy: A Pilot Quality Improvement Project
Mehta B, Leslie‐Mazwi T, Chandra R, Bell D, Sun C, Hirsch J, Rabinov J, Rost N, Schwamm L, Goldstein J, Levine W, Gupta R, Yoo A. Reducing Door‐to‐Puncture Times for Intra‐Arterial Stroke Therapy: A Pilot Quality Improvement Project. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2014, 3: e000963. PMID: 25389281, PMCID: PMC4338685, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.114.000963.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAnesthesia Department, HospitalCooperative BehaviorFemaleFibrinolytic AgentsHumansInfusions, Intra-ArterialInterdisciplinary CommunicationMaleMiddle AgedPatient Care TeamPilot ProjectsProcess Assessment, Health CareProgram EvaluationPuncturesQuality ImprovementQuality Indicators, Health CareRetrospective StudiesStrokeThrombectomyThrombolytic TherapyTime and Motion StudiesTime FactorsTime-to-TreatmentTreatment OutcomeWorkflowConceptsPilot quality improvement projectQuality improvement projectPuncture timeMedian doorStroke patientsAnterior circulation stroke patientsIntra-arterial stroke therapyHospital time delayPre-QI cohortCompletion of imagingImprovement projectGreater delayNeurointerventional suiteHospital delayProximal occlusionIndependent predictorsStroke therapyPatient evaluationQI measuresWorse outcomesTherapy leadTreatment decisionsAnesthesia teamPatient arrivalPatients
2011
CT angiography predicts use of tertiary interventional services in acute ischemic stroke patients
Thomas L, Goldstein J, Hakimelahi R, Chang Y, Yoo A, Schwamm L, Gonzalez R. CT angiography predicts use of tertiary interventional services in acute ischemic stroke patients. International Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2011, 4: 62. PMID: 21967677, PMCID: PMC3203028, DOI: 10.1186/1865-1380-4-62.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCerebral artery occlusionProximal cerebral artery occlusionEmergent CT angiographyIschemic stroke patientsCT angiographyProximal occlusionArtery occlusionNegative predictive valuePositive predictive valueIndependent predictorsStroke patientsNeurointerventional servicesInitial NIH Stroke Scale scorePredictive valueConsecutive ischemic stroke patientsAcute ischemic stroke patientsNIH Stroke Scale scoreInterventional servicesMechanical clot retrievalTertiary care interventionsIntra-arterial thrombolysisStroke Scale scoreAcute ischemic strokeTertiary care centerHistorical cohort study
2004
ASPECTS on CTA Source Images Versus Unenhanced CT
Coutts S, Lev M, Eliasziw M, Roccatagliata L, Hill M, Schwamm L, Pexman J, Koroshetz W, Hudon M, Buchan A, Gonzalez R, Demchuk A. ASPECTS on CTA Source Images Versus Unenhanced CT. Stroke 2004, 35: 2472-2476. PMID: 15486327, DOI: 10.1161/01.str.0000145330.14928.2a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlberta Stroke Program Early CT ScoreCTA-SI Alberta Stroke Program Early CT ScoreCT angiography source imagesBaseline Alberta Stroke Program Early CT ScoreIschemic changesFavorable outcomeNCCT-Alberta Stroke Program Early CT ScoreAcute ischemic strokeFinal infarct sizeFinal infarct volumeFavorable patient outcomesNormal CT scanRate ratioCTA source imagesM2 occlusionsInfarct volumeIschemic strokeProximal occlusionSymptom onsetClinical outcomesMedian timeCT scoreInfarct sizePatient outcomesBaseline NCCT