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
2017
Evaluation of a novel 5-group classification system of sepsis by vasopressor use and initial serum lactate in the emergency department
Swenson KE, Dziura JD, Aydin A, Reynolds J, Wira CR. Evaluation of a novel 5-group classification system of sepsis by vasopressor use and initial serum lactate in the emergency department. Internal And Emergency Medicine 2017, 13: 257-268. PMID: 28132131, DOI: 10.1007/s11739-017-1607-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInitial serum lactate levelSerum lactate levelsEmergency departmentLactate elevationVasoplegic shockLactate levelsCryptic shockVasopressor useInfected patientsShock mortalityHigh-risk ED patientsGroup mortality rateInitial serum lactateVasopressor-dependent patientsIdentifiable risk factorsSepsis-3 definitionRisk-stratify patientsHigh-risk subgroupsInitial lactate levelProximal phaseVasopressor dependenceVasopressor requirementHospital outcomesED patientsSerum lactate
2014
Modest Association between the Discharge Modified Rankin Scale Score and Symptomatic Intracerebral Hemorrhage after Intravenous Thrombolysis
Asuzu D, Nystrom K, Amin H, Schindler J, Wira C, Greer D, Fang NF, Halliday J, Sheth KN. Modest Association between the Discharge Modified Rankin Scale Score and Symptomatic Intracerebral Hemorrhage after Intravenous Thrombolysis. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2014, 24: 548-553. PMID: 25540072, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2014.09.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, IntravenousArea Under CurveBrain IschemiaCerebral HemorrhageChi-Square DistributionConnecticutDecision Support TechniquesDisability EvaluationFemaleFibrinolytic AgentsHumansLogistic ModelsMaleOdds RatioPatient DischargePredictive Value of TestsRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsROC CurveStrokeThrombolytic TherapyTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsDischarge mRS scoreSymptomatic intracerebral hemorrhageRankin Scale scoreMRS scoreClinical scoresAdverse outcomesIntracerebral hemorrhageScale scoreModified Rankin Scale scoreLong-term adverse outcomesYale-New Haven HospitalIntravenous thrombolytic therapyIschemic stroke patientsUnivariate logistic regressionHosmer-Lemeshow statisticNew Haven HospitalMRS dataIntravenous thrombolysisThrombolytic therapyStroke patientsClinical benefitModest agreementClinical dataLogistic regressionModest association