2023
Validation of the rCAST score and comparison to the PCAC and FOUR scores for prognostication after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Kim N, Kitlen E, Garcia G, Khosla A, Miller P, Johnson J, Wira C, Greer D, Gilmore E, Beekman R. Validation of the rCAST score and comparison to the PCAC and FOUR scores for prognostication after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Resuscitation 2023, 188: 109832. PMID: 37178901, DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2023.109832.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPoor neurologic outcomeUnited States cohortHospital cardiac arrestOHCA patientsNeurologic outcomeCardiac arrestPost-cardiac arrest syndromePoor neurological outcomeScore predictive abilityHospital mortalityNeurological outcomeUnResponsiveness (FOUR) scorePoor outcomeRetrospective studyAccurate outcome predictionPrognostic performanceFull OutlineDeLong testOutcome predictionPatientsMortalityOutcomesScoresCohortPredictive ability
2015
TURN Score Predicts 24-Hour Cerebral Edema After IV Thrombolysis
Asuzu D, Nyström K, Sreekrishnan A, Schindler J, Wira C, Greer D, Halliday J, Kimberly WT, Sheth KN. TURN Score Predicts 24-Hour Cerebral Edema After IV Thrombolysis. Neurocritical Care 2015, 24: 381-388. PMID: 26341364, DOI: 10.1007/s12028-015-0198-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptomatic intracerebral hemorrhageBrain swellingIntracerebral hemorrhageCerebral edemaPoor outcomeSevere outcomesOdds ratioLogistic regression reporting odds ratiosNINDS rt-PA trialIschemic stroke patientsReporting odds ratioNew brainNew onsetMidline shiftStroke patientsRt-PAEdemaThrombolysisMortalityOutcomesMass effectCharacteristic curveHemorrhagePatientsStatistical associationTURN Score Predicts 90-day Outcome in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients After IV Thrombolysis
Asuzu D, Nyström K, Schindler J, Wira C, Greer D, Halliday J, Sheth KN. TURN Score Predicts 90-day Outcome in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients After IV Thrombolysis. Neurocritical Care 2015, 23: 172-178. PMID: 26032809, DOI: 10.1007/s12028-015-0154-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptomatic intracerebral hemorrhageGOS scoreSevere outcomesConfidence intervalsOdds ratioLogistic regression reporting odds ratiosScale scoreAcute ischemic stroke patientsGlasgow Outcome Scale scoreSPAN-100NINDS rt-PA trialIschemic stroke patientsBarthel Index scoreRankin Scale scoreReporting odds ratioStroke-TPIMRS scoreIntracerebral hemorrhageClinical scoresStroke patientsExcellent outcomesRt-PABI scoreIndex scoreOutcomes