On- versus Off-Hour Patient Cohorts at a Primary Stroke Center: Onset-to-Treatment Duration and Clinical Outcomes after IV Thrombolysis
Asuzu D, Nystrӧm K, Amin H, Schindler J, Wira C, Greer D, Fang NF, Halliday J, Sheth KN. On- versus Off-Hour Patient Cohorts at a Primary Stroke Center: Onset-to-Treatment Duration and Clinical Outcomes after IV Thrombolysis. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2015, 25: 447-451. PMID: 26654664, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2015.10.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptomatic intracerebral hemorrhagePrimary stroke centerClinical outcomesStroke centersStroke severitySymptom onsetStroke careStroke patientsPatient cohortIntravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA) therapyTreatment durationRecombinant tissue plasminogen activator therapyHealth Stroke Scale scoreTissue plasminogen activator therapyConsistent quality careBaseline National InstitutesStroke Scale scoreAcute stroke careIschemic stroke patientsPlasminogen activator therapyMann-Whitney testSICH rateAcute strokeIschemic strokeConsecutive patientsCohort-Based Identification of Predictors of Symptomatic Intracerebral Hemorrhage After IV Thrombolysis
Asuzu D, Nyström K, Amin H, Schindler J, Wira C, Greer D, Chi NF, Halliday J, Sheth KN. Cohort-Based Identification of Predictors of Symptomatic Intracerebral Hemorrhage After IV Thrombolysis. Neurocritical Care 2015, 23: 394-400. PMID: 25691004, DOI: 10.1007/s12028-015-0121-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRt-PA therapyEarly CT hypodensityHyperdense MCA signCT hypodensityIschemic strokeIndependent predictorsRisk of sICHSymptomatic intracerebral hemorrhageAcute ischemic strokeVisual field deficitsNew independent predictorAdditional independent predictorsCase-control studyIdentification of predictorsLevel of consciousnessTwo-sample t-testMann-Whitney testAntithrombolytic therapyStroke centersField deficitsSerious complicationsIntracerebral hemorrhageClinical parametersIntracranial hemorrhageTherapy