2015
United States trends in thrombolysis for older adults with acute ischemic stroke
George B, Asemota A, Dorsey E, Haider A, Smart B, Urrutia V, Schneider E. United States trends in thrombolysis for older adults with acute ischemic stroke. Clinical Neurology And Neurosurgery 2015, 139: 16-23. PMID: 26363362, DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2015.08.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNationwide Inpatient SampleAcute ischemic strokeIschemic strokeOlder adultsStudy periodHospital mortality rateAdult stroke patientsHigh-volume hospitalsLength of stayRate of thrombolysisHigh-volume facilitiesPopulation-based ratesCochran-Armitage testThrombolysis groupVolume hospitalsUrban patientsThrombolysis useIntracerebral hemorrhageStroke patientsPrimary diagnosisInpatient SampleOdds ratioHospitalization dataThrombolysisAge subgroups
2014
Current practices in feeding tube placement for US acute ischemic stroke inpatients
George B, Kelly A, Schneider E, Holloway R. Current practices in feeding tube placement for US acute ischemic stroke inpatients. Neurology 2014, 83: 874-882. PMID: 25098538, PMCID: PMC4153849, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000000764.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTube insertion ratesTube placementStroke admissionsFeeding tubeMultilevel multivariable regression modelsHospital random effectsIschemic stroke inpatientsHospital-level factorsIschemic stroke admissionsRetrospective observational studyNationwide Inpatient SampleLength of stayPatient-centered decisionMultivariable regression modelsHospital factorsIschemic strokePatient demographicsRace/ethnicity dataStroke inpatientsStroke hospitalizationsInpatient SampleStroke volumeObservational studyHospital practiceHospital
2012
Class I obesity is paradoxically associated with decreased risk of postoperative stroke after carotid endarterectomy
Jackson R, Black J, Lum Y, Schneider E, Freischlag J, Perler B, Abularrage C. Class I obesity is paradoxically associated with decreased risk of postoperative stroke after carotid endarterectomy. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2012, 55: 1306-1312. PMID: 22542344, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2011.11.135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexClass I obesitySurgical site infectionCarotid endarterectomyObese patientsObesity paradoxBMI categoriesNormal weightRisk factorsSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseRisk of SSIClass I obese patientsPrevious transient ischemic attackQuality Improvement Program databaseClass II obeseClass II obesityTransient ischemic attackImprovement Program databaseIndependent risk factorRisk of strokeAnesthesiologists class 4Multivariable logistic regressionIschemic attackPostoperative strokeThe impact of race and ethnicity on the outcome of carotid interventions in the United States
Schneider E, Black J, Hambridge H, Lum Y, Freischlag J, Perler B, Abularrage C. The impact of race and ethnicity on the outcome of carotid interventions in the United States. Journal Of Surgical Research 2012, 177: 172-177. PMID: 22459294, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2012.02.050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIndependent risk factorRisk of strokeCarotid endarterectomyBlack patientsHispanic ethnicityRisk factorsMultivariable analysisUnivariate analysisGreater riskOutcomes of CEANationwide Inpatient SampleDiseases-9 codesInfluence of raceAfrican American raceCarotid artery stenosisHigh-risk statusPostoperative deathsCarotid angioplastyPrimary outcomeSymptomatic statusWhite patientsArtery stenosisCarotid interventionHospital characteristicsInpatient Sample