Association of Neighborhood-Level Socioeconomic Factors With Delay to Hospital Arrival in Patients With Acute Stroke
Forman R, Okumu R, Mageid R, Baker A, Neu D, Parker R, Peyravi R, Schindler J, Sansing L, Sheth K, de Havenon A, Jasne A, Narula R, Wira C, Warren J, Sharma R. Association of Neighborhood-Level Socioeconomic Factors With Delay to Hospital Arrival in Patients With Acute Stroke. Neurology 2023, 102: e207764. PMID: 38165368, PMCID: PMC10834135, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000207764.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency department arrival timesEmergency medical servicesLate presentationAcute ischemic stroke therapyYale-New Haven HospitalGuidelines-Stroke registryNeighborhood-level socioeconomic factorsPatient-level factorsRetrospective observational studyIschemic stroke therapyMixed-effects logistic regression modelNon-white patientsNon-white raceUnivariate logistic regressionNew Haven HospitalLogistic regression modelsHospital presentationTreatment ineligibilityStroke RegistryAcute strokeHospital arrivalStroke therapyUnivariate analysisObservational studyPatientsAssociations Between Long-Term Air Pollutant Exposure and 30-Day All-Cause Hospital Readmissions in US Patients With Stroke
Tran P, Warren J, Leifheit E, Goldstein L, Lichtman J. Associations Between Long-Term Air Pollutant Exposure and 30-Day All-Cause Hospital Readmissions in US Patients With Stroke. Stroke 2023, 54: e126-e129. PMID: 36729388, PMCID: PMC11059199, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.122.042265.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term air pollutant exposureAir pollutant exposureCause hospital readmissionHospital readmissionPollutant exposureMedicare beneficiaries agePerformance categoriesMatter 2.5Sulfur dioxide exposureCause readmission measureIschemic strokeStroke incidenceUS patientsHospital characteristicsSD increaseReadmissionCox modelReadmission measuresBeneficiaries ageLong-term exposureStrokePatientsMedicaid ServicesParticulate matter 2.5US fee