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Hospital Readmission Rates Among Mechanically Ventilated Patients With Stroke Brief Reports
Conclusions— Approximately one quarter of mechanically ventilated patients with stroke who survive to discharge are readmitted to the hospital within 30 days. Readmission rates are significantly higher in patients with stroke who undergo tracheostomy, but the difference is not clinically meaningful. Thirty-day readmission rates among mechanically ventilated patients with stroke are similar to Medicare beneficiaries hospitalized with major medical diseases such as pneumonia.
Source: Stroke - September 28, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Lahiri, S., Navi, B. B., Mayer, S. A., Rosengart, A., Merkler, A. E., Claassen, J., Kamel, H. Tags: Acute Cerebral Hemorrhage, Acute Cerebral Infarction, Emergency treatment of Stroke, Other Stroke Treatment - Medical Brief Reports Source Type: research

Comparison of Medicare Claims Versus Physician Adjudication for Identifying Stroke Outcomes in the Women's Health Initiative Clinical Sciences
Conclusions— Medicare data seem useful for population-based stroke research; however, performance characteristics depend on the definition selected.
Source: Stroke - February 24, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Lakshminarayan, K., Larson, J. C., Virnig, B., Fuller, C., Allen, N. B., Limacher, M., Winkelmayer, W. C., Safford, M. M., Burwen, D. R. Tags: Health policy and outcome research Clinical Sciences Source Type: research

Anticoagulation Use and Clinical Outcomes After Major Bleeding on Dabigatran or Warfarin in Atrial Fibrillation Clinical Sciences
Conclusions—Dabigatran was associated with a superior benefit/risk ratio than warfarin and anticoagulation discontinuation in the treatment of atrial fibrillation patients who have survived a major bleed.
Source: Stroke - December 22, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Inmaculada Hernandez, Yuting Zhang, Maria M. Brooks, Paul K.L. Chin, Samir Saba Tags: Atrial Fibrillation, Quality and Outcomes, Intracranial Hemorrhage, Ischemic Stroke Original Contributions Source Type: research

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Medicare Data and Stroke Research: Goldmine or Landmine? Topical Reviews
Source: Stroke - January 26, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Lichtman, J. H., Leifheit-Limson, E. C., Goldstein, L. B. Tags: Health policy and outcome research, Acute Cerebral Hemorrhage, Acute Cerebral Infarction Topical Reviews Source Type: research

Clipping and Coiling of Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms Among Medicare Beneficiaries, 2000 to 2010 Clinical Sciences
Conclusions— Although outcomes tended to improve over time, increased preventative treatment of unruptured intracranial aneurysms among Medicare beneficiaries did not result in a population-level decrease in SAH rates.
Source: Stroke - August 24, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Jalbert, J. J., Isaacs, A. J., Kamel, H., Sedrakyan, A. Tags: Cerebral Aneurysm, AVM, & Subarachnoid hemorrhage, Aneurysm, AVM, hematoma Clinical Sciences Source Type: research