2022
The Primary Care Management of Headache: Synopsis of the 2020 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Department of Defense Clinical Practice Guideline
Sico JJ, Macedo F, Lewis J, Spevak C, Vogsland R, Ford A, Skop K, Sall J. The Primary Care Management of Headache: Synopsis of the 2020 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Department of Defense Clinical Practice Guideline. Military Medicine 2022, 187: e1091-e1102. PMID: 35022782, DOI: 10.1093/milmed/usab490.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsHeadacheHumansPractice Guidelines as TopicPrimary Health CareUnited StatesUnited States Department of DefenseUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransConceptsClinical practice guidelinesPractice guidelinesDefense Clinical Practice GuidelineJoint clinical practice guidelineTrustworthy clinical practice guidelinesPractice Work GroupMedication overuse headachePrimary care managementPreferences of patientsGuideline development panelMedicine's tenetsPharmacologic managementRecommendations AssessmentOveruse headacheGuideline panelCare managementHeadacheDevelopment panelVeterans AffairsClinical stakeholdersPatientsGuidelinesIndividual needsDepartmentPrevention
2021
Benefits and Risks of Dual Versus Single Antiplatelet Therapy for Secondary Stroke Prevention: A Systematic Review for the 2021 Guideline for the Prevention of Stroke in Patients With Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack
Brown DL, Levine DA, Albright K, Kapral MK, Leung LY, Reeves MJ, Sico J, Strong B, Whiteley WN, Council O. Benefits and Risks of Dual Versus Single Antiplatelet Therapy for Secondary Stroke Prevention: A Systematic Review for the 2021 Guideline for the Prevention of Stroke in Patients With Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack. Stroke 2021, 52: e468-e479. PMID: 34024115, DOI: 10.1161/str.0000000000000377.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDual antiplatelet therapySingle antiplatelet therapyTransient ischemic attackHigh-risk transient ischemic attackIschemic stroke preventionRecurrent ischemic strokeIschemic attackIschemic strokeAntiplatelet therapyStroke preventionMajor bleedingRelative riskTreatment durationAmerican Heart Association/American Stroke AssociationSystematic reviewSecondary ischemic stroke preventionSecondary stroke preventionPrevention of strokeUnadjusted relative riskAmerican Stroke AssociationSecondary ischemic strokeDuration of treatmentLonger duration treatmentShort-duration trialsRecurrent stroke
2019
Polysomnography Utilization in Veterans Presenting Acutely with Ischemic Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack
Koo BB, Sico JJ, Myers LJ, Perkins AJ, Levine D, Miech EJ, Damush TM, Rattray N, Homoya B, Ferguson J, Myers J, Zhang Y, Bravata DM. Polysomnography Utilization in Veterans Presenting Acutely with Ischemic Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack. Cerebrovascular Diseases 2019, 48: 179-183. PMID: 31722335, DOI: 10.1159/000504406.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overBrain IschemiaComorbidityFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHealth StatusHumansIschemic Attack, TransientMaleMiddle AgedPolysomnographyPractice Guidelines as TopicPractice Patterns, Physicians'Predictive Value of TestsPrognosisRisk FactorsSleep Apnea, ObstructiveStrokeTime FactorsUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeterans HealthConceptsTransient ischemic attackAcute ischemic strokeObstructive sleep apneaVeterans Administration Medical CenterTreatment of OSAIschemic strokeIschemic attackClinical dataExact testVA Corporate Data WarehouseCerebrovascular risk factorsMixed-effects logistic regressionFisher's exact testCorporate Data WarehouseEffects logistic regressionTwo-sample t-testAcute strokeClinical characteristicsHospital dischargeHeart failureSleep apneaFunctional outcomeRisk factorsUS veteransRecent guidelines
2017
Barriers and facilitators to provide quality TIA care in the Veterans Healthcare Administration
Damush TM, Miech EJ, Sico JJ, Phipps MS, Arling G, Ferguson J, Austin C, Myers L, Baye F, Luckhurst C, Keating AB, Moran E, Bravata DM. Barriers and facilitators to provide quality TIA care in the Veterans Healthcare Administration. Neurology 2017, 89: 2422-2430. PMID: 29117959, PMCID: PMC5729798, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000004739.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAftercareAttitude of Health PersonnelContinuity of Patient CareCross-Sectional StudiesEmergency MedicineGuideline AdherenceHealth Services AccessibilityHospitalistsHumansIschemic Attack, TransientLeadershipMedical Staff, HospitalNeuroimagingNeurologistsNursesOphthalmologistsPhysiciansPractice Guidelines as TopicQualitative ResearchQuality of Health CareRadiologistsSurgeonsUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsConceptsTIA careVeterans Health AdministrationNurse coordinatorClinical staffNational Veterans Health AdministrationInadequate staff educationSystem-level facilitatorsGuideline-based careVeterans Healthcare AdministrationHealth care facilitiesSystem-level factorsTIA patientsVHA hospitalsTimely followEmergency departmentEvidence-based practiceCare coordinationInpatient settingObservational studyIndividual patientsContinuous careStaff educationCare facilitiesHealth AdministrationPatient care