2018
Evidence-Based Performance Measures and Outcomes in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke
Wang Y, Li Z, Zhao X, Liu L, Wang C, Wang C, Peterson E, Schwamm L, Fonarow G, Smith S, Bettger J, Wang D, Li H, Xian Y, Wang Y. Evidence-Based Performance Measures and Outcomes in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2018, 11: e001968. PMID: 30557048, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.115.001968.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedBrain IschemiaChinaClinical CompetenceDisability EvaluationEvidence-Based MedicineFemaleFibrinolytic AgentsGuideline AdherenceHumansMaleMiddle AgedOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePractice Guidelines as TopicPractice Patterns, Physicians'Prospective StudiesQuality ImprovementQuality Indicators, Health CareRecovery of FunctionRegistriesRisk FactorsSmoking CessationStrokeStroke RehabilitationThrombolytic TherapyTime FactorsTime-to-TreatmentTreatment OutcomeConceptsAcute ischemic strokeIschemic strokeOptimal complianceStroke careChina National Stroke RegistryEvidence-based performance measuresMultivariable Cox modelNational Stroke RegistryFavorable functional outcomeProspective cohort studyEvidence-based guidelinesRoutine clinical practiceCause of deathIntravenous tPAStroke recurrenceStroke RegistryCohort studyNationwide registryClinical outcomesFunctional outcomeCare measuresImproved outcomesHospital measuresCox modelClinical practiceEffect of a Multifaceted Quality Improvement Intervention on Hospital Personnel Adherence to Performance Measures in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke in China: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Wang Y, Li Z, Zhao X, Wang C, Wang X, Wang D, Liang L, Liu L, Wang C, Li H, Shen H, Bettger J, Pan Y, Jiang Y, Yang X, Zhang C, Han X, Meng X, Yang X, Kang H, Yuan W, Fonarow G, Peterson E, Schwamm L, Xian Y, Wang Y. Effect of a Multifaceted Quality Improvement Intervention on Hospital Personnel Adherence to Performance Measures in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke in China: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA 2018, 320: 245-254. PMID: 29959443, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2018.8802.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultifaceted quality improvement interventionAcute ischemic strokeQuality improvement interventionsEvidence-based performance measuresIschemic strokeImprovement interventionsControl groupUsual careClinical trialsIntervention groupEvidence-based stroke careCluster-randomized clinical trialClinical vascular eventsCo-primary outcomesLong-term outcomesHospital mortalityStroke RegistryVascular eventsSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeStroke careCare protocolsClinical pathwayMAIN OUTCOMEPatients
2015
Rationale and design of a cluster-randomized multifaceted intervention trial to improve stroke care quality in China: The GOLDEN BRIDGE–Acute Ischemic Stroke
Wang Y, Li Z, Xian Y, Zhao X, Li H, Shen H, Wang C, Liu L, Wang C, Pan Y, Wang D, Bettger J, Fonarow G, Schwamm L, Smith S, Peterson E, Wang Y, investigators G. Rationale and design of a cluster-randomized multifaceted intervention trial to improve stroke care quality in China: The GOLDEN BRIDGE–Acute Ischemic Stroke. American Heart Journal 2015, 169: 767-774.e2. PMID: 26027613, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2015.03.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultifaceted quality improvement interventionAcute ischemic strokeQuality improvement interventionsIschemic strokeImprovement interventionsEvidence-based clinical pathwayEvidence-based performance measuresEvidence-based gapNew vascular eventsSecondary patient outcomesStroke care qualityGuideline-based recommendationsInitial symptom onsetCluster-randomized trialVascular eventsInhospital deathSymptom onsetPrimary outcomeCare protocolsAIS patientsIntervention trialsPatient outcomesClinical pathwayMultifaceted interventionsRoutine standard