Healthcare Resource Availability, Quality of Care, and Acute Ischemic Stroke Outcomes [Health Services and Outcomes Research]

ConclusionsSignificant variation exists in regional availability of healthcare resources for acute ischemic stroke treatment, yet among Get With the Guidelines‐Stroke hospitals, quality of care and in‐hospital outcomes did not differ by regional resource availability.

Source: JAHA:Journal of the American Heart Association - February 3, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: O'Brien, E. C., Wu, J., Zhao, X., Schulte, P. J., Fonarow, G. C., Hernandez, A. F., Schwamm, L. H., Peterson, E. D., Bhatt, D. L., Smith, E. E. Tags: Quality and Outcomes, Ischemic Stroke Original Research Source Type: research