2015
An International Standard Set of Patient-Centered Outcome Measures After Stroke
Salinas J, Sprinkhuizen S, Ackerson T, Bernhardt J, Davie C, George M, Gething S, Kelly A, Lindsay P, Liu L, Martins S, Morgan L, Norrving B, Ribbers G, Silver F, Smith E, Williams L, Schwamm L. An International Standard Set of Patient-Centered Outcome Measures After Stroke. Stroke 2015, 47: 180-186. PMID: 26604251, PMCID: PMC4689178, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.115.010898.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient-reported outcomesOutcome measuresInternational standard setTransient ischemic attackHealth-related qualityCare-related factorsStroke Outcome MeasureSystemic risk factorsDifferent care settingsPreferred outcome measureRisk-adjustment variablesValue-based health careInternational expert panelIschemic attackAcute complicationsIschemic strokePatient demographicsStroke outcomeStroke RegisterIntracerebral hemorrhageStroke careStroke managementRisk factorsStroke typeCare settings
2013
Impact on Clinical and Cost Outcomes of a Centralized Approach to Acute Stroke Care in London: A Comparative Effectiveness Before and After Model
Hunter R, Davie C, Rudd A, Thompson A, Walker H, Thomson N, Mountford J, Schwamm L, Deanfield J, Thompson K, Dewan B, Mistry M, Quoraishi S, Morris S. Impact on Clinical and Cost Outcomes of a Centralized Approach to Acute Stroke Care in London: A Comparative Effectiveness Before and After Model. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e70420. PMID: 23936427, PMCID: PMC3731285, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0070420.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute stroke careHyper-acute stroke unitLength of stayStroke careStroke patientsReduced hospital lengthAcute stroke patientsNational time trendsDecision analytic modelHospital lengthPatient characteristicsStroke RegisterStroke unitClinical outcomesSpecialist careLocal hospitalPatientsSurvival rateComparative effectivenessCost outcomesSurvival analysisStayTotal cost savingsMortalityCare