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 servicesUse of Outpatient Rehabilitation Among Adult Stroke Survivors — 20 States and the District of Columbia, 2013, and Four States, 2015
Ayala C, Fang J, Luncheon C, King SC, Chang T, Ritchey M, Loustalot F. Use of Outpatient Rehabilitation Among Adult Stroke Survivors — 20 States and the District of Columbia, 2013, and Four States, 2015. MMWR Morbidity And Mortality Weekly Report 2018, 67: 575-578. PMID: 29795076, PMCID: PMC6433337, DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6720a2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStroke survivorsBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System dataEvidence-based guidelinesDistrict of ColumbiaAdult stroke survivorsSurveillance System dataQuality of lifeSystem-level interventionsPublic health communityStroke recurrenceHospital dischargeOutpatient rehabilitationFunctional outcomeOutpatient settingLeading causeStroke rehabilitationNational guidelinesBRFSS dataHealth systemStrokeHispanic originSurvivorsHealth communityAmerican adultsLevel of education