2018
Rates, Characteristics, and Outcomes of Patients Transferred to Specialized Stroke Centers for Advanced Care
Ali S, Fonarow G, Liang L, Xian Y, Smith E, Bhatt D, Schwamm L. Rates, Characteristics, and Outcomes of Patients Transferred to Specialized Stroke Centers for Advanced Care. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2018, 11: e003359. PMID: 30354551, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.116.003359.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overCentralized Hospital ServicesDisability EvaluationFemaleHealthcare DisparitiesHospital MortalityHumansMaleMiddle AgedPatient AdmissionPatient TransferRecovery of FunctionRegistriesRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsStrokeTime FactorsTime-to-TreatmentTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsSpecialized stroke centersStroke centersHospital mortalityAIS casesPrevious stroke/transient ischemic attackStroke/transient ischemic attackHealth Stroke Scale scoreHigher median National InstitutesWorse short-term outcomesAcute ischemic stroke careGuidelines-Stroke registryMedian National InstitutesOutcomes of patientsStroke Scale scoreTransient ischemic attackShort-term outcomesIschemic stroke careTransfer of patientsMidwest teaching hospitalInstitutional mortality ratesIschemic attackMultivariable adjustmentBaseline characteristicsRankin ScaleClinical outcomes
2015
Outcomes in Mild Acute Ischemic Stroke Treated With Intravenous Thrombolysis: A Retrospective Analysis of the Get With the Guidelines–Stroke Registry
Romano J, Smith E, Liang L, Gardener H, Camp S, Shuey L, Cook A, Campo-Bustillo I, Khatri P, Bhatt D, Fonarow G, Sacco R, Schwamm L. Outcomes in Mild Acute Ischemic Stroke Treated With Intravenous Thrombolysis: A Retrospective Analysis of the Get With the Guidelines–Stroke Registry. JAMA Neurology 2015, 72: 423-431. PMID: 25642650, DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2014.4354.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecombinant tissue plasminogen activatorHealth Stroke Scale scoreStroke Scale scoreSymptomatic intracranial hemorrhageShort-term outcomesIntravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activatorGuidelines-Stroke registrySerious systemic hemorrhageAcute ischemic strokeLength of stayMild strokeTreatment complicationsIschemic strokeIntracranial hemorrhageScale scoreSymptom onsetSerious complicationsRetrospective analysisSystemic hemorrhageMild acute ischemic strokeNational InstituteWorse short-term outcomesBaseline National InstitutesHigher National InstitutesQuality improvement registry