2018
Association of Kidney Function With 30-Day and 1-Year Poststroke Mortality and Hospital Readmission
El Husseini N, Fonarow G, Smith E, Ju C, Sheng S, Schwamm L, Hernandez A, Schulte P, Xian Y, Goldstein L. Association of Kidney Function With 30-Day and 1-Year Poststroke Mortality and Hospital Readmission. Stroke 2018, 49: 2896-2903. PMID: 30571413, PMCID: PMC6338440, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.118.022011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPoststroke mortalityIschemic strokeDialysis statusHospital readmissionKidney functionPoststroke outcomesMultivariable Cox proportional hazards modelsCox proportional hazards modelService Medicare patientsGlomerular filtration rateHospital readmission ratesRisk stratification modelProportional hazards modelEGFR 15Guidelines-StrokeIndex hospitalizationPostdischarge mortalityEGFR 30EGFR 45Readmission ratesRehospitalization ratesCohort studyKidney diseaseFiltration rateIndependent association
2010
Hospital-Level Variation in Mortality and Rehospitalization for Medicare Beneficiaries With Acute Ischemic Stroke
Fonarow G, Smith E, Reeves M, Pan W, Olson D, Hernandez A, Peterson E, Schwamm L. Hospital-Level Variation in Mortality and Rehospitalization for Medicare Beneficiaries With Acute Ischemic Stroke. Stroke 2010, 42: 159-166. PMID: 21164109, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.110.601831.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemic strokeMedicare beneficiariesReadmission ratesPrimary stroke center designationGuidelines-Stroke hospitalsHospital-level outcomesStroke center designationAcute ischemic strokeCause readmission rateIschemic stroke mortalityHospital-level variationCause of deathRisk-adjusted outcomesHospital-level performanceRisk-adjusted ratesHospital dischargeRehospitalization ratesUnadjusted mortalityHospital admissionMean ageCenter designationStroke mortalityFavorable outcomeAcademic hospitalOutcome data