2018
A Decade of Improvement in Door-to-Needle Time Among Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients, 2008 to 2017
Tong X, Wiltz JL, George MG, Odom EC, King S, Chang T, Yin X, team P, Merritt RK. A Decade of Improvement in Door-to-Needle Time Among Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients, 2008 to 2017. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2018, 11: e004981. PMID: 30557047, PMCID: PMC6329285, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.118.004981.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, IntravenousAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBrain IschemiaFemaleFibrinolytic AgentsHealthcare DisparitiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedQuality ImprovementQuality Indicators, Health CareRegistriesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsStrokeThrombolytic TherapyTime FactorsTime-to-TreatmentTissue Plasminogen ActivatorTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsPaul Coverdell National Acute Stroke ProgramAcute ischemic stroke patientsAcute Stroke ProgramDTN timeIschemic stroke patientsStroke ProgramNeedle timeStroke patientsAcute ischemic stroke admissionsAcute ischemic strokeIschemic stroke admissionsEmergency medical servicesIntravenous alteplaseSevere strokeStroke admissionsIschemic strokeBlack patientsOutside hospitalClinical benefitMedical historyOdds ratioAlteplasePatientsStrokeMedical services
2016
Accuracy of ICD‐9‐CM Codes by Hospital Characteristics and Stroke Severity: Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Program
Chang TE, Lichtman JH, Goldstein LB, George MG. Accuracy of ICD‐9‐CM Codes by Hospital Characteristics and Stroke Severity: Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Program. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2016, 5: e003056. PMID: 27247334, PMCID: PMC4937256, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.115.003056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsICD-9-CM codesTransient ischemic attackPaul Coverdell National Acute Stroke ProgramAcute Stroke ProgramStroke severityHospital characteristicsIschemic strokeClinical diagnosisStroke ProgramStroke unitStroke/transient ischemic attackHealth Stroke Scale scoreStroke Scale scoreSevere ischemic strokeRecords of patientsPatient's clinical diagnosisPhysician's clinical diagnosisHealth services researchIschemic attackStroke teamIntracerebral hemorrhageNinth RevisionPhysician diagnosisAdministrative databasesClinical Modification