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Substantial Progress Yet Significant Opportunity for Improvement in Stroke Care in China Clinical Sciences
Conclusions—Adherence to stroke performance metrics has increased over time, but significant opportunities remain for further improvement. Continuous stroke quality improvement program should be developed as a national priority in China.
Source: Stroke - October 23, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Li, Z., Wang, C., Zhao, X., Liu, L., , Li, H., Shen, H., Liang, L., Bettger, J., Yang, Q., Wang, D., Wang, A., Pan, Y., Jiang, Y., Yang, X., Zhang, C., Fonarow, G. C., Schwamm, L. H., Hu, B., Peterson, E. D., Xian, Y., Wang, Y., Tags: Clinical Studies, Health Services, Quality and Outcomes, Cerebrovascular Disease/Stroke Original Contributions Source Type: research

Sex Disparities in Ischemic Stroke Care: FL-PR CReSD Study (Florida-Puerto Rico Collaboration to Reduce Stroke Disparities) Clinical Sciences
Conclusions— Women received comparable stroke care to men in this registry as measured by prespecified Get With The Guidelines metrics. However, women less likely received thrombolysis and had door-to-needle time <1 hour, an observation that calls for the implementation of interventions to reduce sex disparity in these measures.
Source: Stroke - September 25, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Asdaghi, N., Romano, J. G., Wang, K., Ciliberti-Vargas, M. A., Koch, S., Gardener, H., Dong, C., Rose, D. Z., Waddy, S. P., Robichaux, M., Garcia, E. J., Gonzalez-Sanchez, J. A., Burgin, W. S., Sacco, R. L., Rundek, T. Tags: Secondary Prevention, Women, Quality and Outcomes, Ischemic Stroke Clinical Sciences Source Type: research