2020
Stroke Code Presentations, Interventions, and Outcomes Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Jasne AS, Chojecka P, Maran I, Mageid R, Eldokmak M, Zhang Q, Nystrom K, Vlieks K, Askenase M, Petersen N, Falcone GJ, Wira CR, Lleva P, Zeevi N, Narula R, Amin H, Navaratnam D, Loomis C, Hwang DY, Schindler J, Hebert R, Matouk C, Krumholz HM, Spudich S, Sheth KN, Sansing LH, Sharma R. Stroke Code Presentations, Interventions, and Outcomes Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Stroke 2020, 51: 2664-2673. PMID: 32755347, PMCID: PMC7446978, DOI: 10.1161/str.0000000000000347.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overBetacoronavirusBrain IschemiaCohort StudiesComorbidityConnecticutCoronary Artery DiseaseCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19DyslipidemiasEmergency Medical ServicesEthnicityFemaleHumansHypertensionIncomeInsurance, HealthIntracranial HemorrhagesMaleMedically UninsuredMiddle AgedOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePandemicsPneumonia, ViralRetrospective StudiesSARS-CoV-2Severity of Illness IndexStrokeSubstance-Related DisordersTelemedicineThrombectomyThrombolytic TherapyTime-to-TreatmentConceptsComprehensive stroke centerStroke codePatient characteristicsStroke severityStroke code patientsHistory of hypertensionStroke-like symptomsCoronary artery diseaseCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicPatient-level dataLower median household incomePublic health initiativesDisease 2019 pandemicCOVID-19 pandemicRace/ethnicityCode patientsHospital presentationPublic health insuranceRankin ScaleStroke centersArtery diseaseReperfusion timeStroke symptomsEarly outcomesConnecticut hospitals
2015
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 patients
2011
Epidemiology and Outcomes of Fever Burden Among Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke
Phipps MS, Desai RA, Wira C, Bravata DM. Epidemiology and Outcomes of Fever Burden Among Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke. Stroke 2011, 42: 3357-3362. PMID: 21980196, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.111.621425.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigher fever burdenFever burdenFever eventsIschemic strokeStroke patientsAcute ischemic stroke patientsAcute ischemic strokeIschemic stroke patientsOdds of deathPoor patient outcomesAspects of feverFever daysHospital mortalityMedian tmaxClinical characteristicsRetrospective cohortStroke severityFebrile patientsFever episodesOutcome ratesOdds ratioPatient outcomesPatientsFeverLogistic regression