2018
Quality of Care and Outcomes for Patients With Stroke in the United States Admitted During the International Stroke Conference
Messé S, Mullen M, Cox M, Fonarow G, Smith E, Saver J, Reeves M, Bhatt D, Matsouaka R, Schwamm L. Quality of Care and Outcomes for Patients With Stroke in the United States Admitted During the International Stroke Conference. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2018, 7: e009842. PMID: 30376750, PMCID: PMC6404171, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.118.009842.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntravenous tissue plasminogen activatorTissue plasminogen activatorAcute ischemic strokeInternational Stroke ConferencePlasminogen activatorWorse outcomesGuideline-adherent careGuidelines-Stroke hospitalsRetrospective cohort studyHours of onsetMinutes of arrivalExperience worse outcomesQuality of careSame quality careAverage weekly numberGuidelines-StrokeAcute strokeBackground PatientsCohort studyConclusions PatientsIschemic strokeClinical outcomesMean ageStroke cliniciansHospital characteristics
2014
Intravenous Fibrinolysis Eligibility: A Survey of Stroke Clinicians' Practice Patterns and Review of the Literature
De Los Rios F, Kleindorfer D, Guzik A, Ortega-Gutierrez S, Sangha N, Kumar G, Grotta J, Lee J, Meyer B, Schwamm L, Khatri P, Investigators S. Intravenous Fibrinolysis Eligibility: A Survey of Stroke Clinicians' Practice Patterns and Review of the Literature. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2014, 23: 2130-2138. PMID: 25113084, PMCID: PMC4157964, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2014.03.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStroke cliniciansPractice patternsEligible patientsSymptom onsetEuropean Cooperative Acute Stroke Study-III criteriaIntravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator useCurrent American Heart Association guidelinesRecombinant tissue plasminogen activator useTissue plasminogen activator useAmerican Heart Association guidelinesHealth Stroke ScaleHeart Association guidelinesHour time frameClinician practice patternsNational InstituteSevere strokeStroke ScaleIschemic strokeMild strokeAssociation guidelinesMost cliniciansElderly individualsEligibility criteriaDrug AdministrationInvestigator meeting