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Disparities in transitions of acute stroke care: The transitions of care stroke disparities study methodological report
Despite successful stroke therapies, women, minority, and other disadvantaged populations continue to experience a disproportionate burden of stroke and poor outcomes after stroke.1,2 Hospital based quality improvement stroke programs have demonstrated greater adherence to evidence-based stroke care recommendations. However, it is less evident if the implementation of these programs minimizes race-ethnic, sex and geographic disparities in stroke care post hospitalization. About 25% of discharged stroke patients are readmitted to the hospital within 30 days of initial event.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - July 12, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Karlon H. Johnson, Hannah Gardener, Carolina Gutierrez, Erika Marulanda, Iszet Campo-Bustillo, Gillian Gordon Perue, WayWay Hlaing, Ralph Sacco, Jose G. Romano, Tatjana Rundek, Transitions of Care Stroke Disparities Study (TCSD-S) Investigators Source Type: research
Academic Year-end Changeover and Stroke Outcomes
Lower quality of care and poorer outcomes are suspected when new trainees (eg, residents) start in July in teaching hospitals, the so-called “the July effect.” We evaluated outcomes and processes of care among patients with an acute ischemic stroke (AIS) admitted in July versus other 11 months of the year.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - December 23, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Tai Hwan Park, Donald A. Redelmeier, Shudong Li, Jitphapa Pongmoragot, Gustavo Saposnik, Investigators of the Registry of the Canadian Stroke network (RCSN) for the Stroke Outcomes Research (SORCan) Working Group Source Type: research
Profile and 1-Year Outcome of Ischemic Stroke in East China: Nanjing First Hospital Stroke Registry
This study aimed to investigate the profile and outcome after 1-year follow-up of AIS in East China.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - September 22, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Guo-mei Shi, Ying-dong Zhang, Cong Geng, Yu-qiao Zhang, Xi-ding Pan, Yu-kai Liu, Jie Yang, Jun-shan Zhou, Nanjing First Hospital Stroke Registry Investigators Source Type: research
Geotopographic and Environmental Characteristics of Communities and the Seasonality of Stroke Occurrences
We read with great interest the study by Takizawa et al that was recently published in the Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases describing seasonality in the occurrence of stroke in Japan. The authors analyzed 35,631 registered stroke cases (29,238 ischemic and 6,393 hypertensive hemorrhagic stroke patients) occurring between 1998 and 2007 from the Japanese Standard Stroke Registry Study (JSSRS) database, which is currently the world’s largest hospital-based stroke database, accumulating records from 163 Japanese institutions throughout Japan. To examine seasonal variation in the incidence of ischemic and noni...
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - November 24, 2011 Category: Neurology Authors: Tanvir Chowdhury Turin, Adrian V. Specogna, Nahid Rumana Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research
Cause-specific Mortality after Stroke: Relation to Age, Sex, Stroke Severity, and Risk Factors in a 10-Year Follow-up Study
We investigated cause-specific mortality in relation to age, sex, stroke severity, and cardiovascular risk factor profile in the Copenhagen Stroke Study cohort with 10 years of follow-up. In a Copenhagen community, all patients admitted to the hospital with stroke during 1992-1993 (n = 988) were registered on admission. Evaluation included stroke severity, computed tomography scan, and a cardiovascular risk profile. Cause of death within 10 years according to death certificate information was classified as stroke, heart/arterial disease, or nonvascular disease. Competing-risks analyses were performed by cause-specific Co...
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - May 14, 2012 Category: Neurology Authors: Ulla Brasch Mogensen, Tom Skyhøj Olsen, Klaus Kaae Andersen, Thomas Alexander Gerds Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
Are Racial Disparities in Stroke Care Still Prevalent in Certified Stroke Centers?
Racial differences in stroke risk and risk factor prevalence are well established. The present study explored racial differences in the delivery of care to patients with acute stroke between Joint Commission (JC)-certified hospitals and noncertified hospitals. A retrospective chart review was conducted in patients sustaining ischemic stroke admitted to 5 JC-certified centers and 5 noncertified hospitals. Demographic data, risk factors, utilization of acute stroke therapies, and compliance with core measures were recorded. Racial disparities were investigated in the entire group as well as for JC-certified and noncertified ...
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - November 14, 2011 Category: Neurology Authors: Pratik Bhattacharya, Flicia Mada, Leeza Salowich-Palm, Sabrina Hinton, Scott Millis, Sam R. Watson, Seemant Chaturvedi, Kumar Rajamani Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
Seasonal Variation and Trends in Stroke Hospitalizations and Mortality in a South American Community Hospital
Numerous studies have reported the presence of temporal variations in biological processes. Seasonal variation (SV) in stroke has been widely studied, but little data have been published on this phenomenon in the Southern Hemisphere, and there have been no studies reported from Argentina. The goals of the present study were to describe the SV of admissions and deaths for stroke and examine trends in stroke morbidity and mortality over a 3-year period in a community hospital in Argentina. Hospital discharge reports from the electronic database of vital statistics between 1999 and 2001 were examined retrospectively. Patients...
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - May 21, 2012 Category: Neurology Authors: Alejandro Díaz, Eliana Roldan Gerschcovich, Adriana A. Díaz, Fabiana Antía, Sergio Gonorazky Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
Outcomes after Tissue Plasminogen Activator Administration under the Drip and Ship Paradigm May Differ According to the Regional Stroke Care System
The drip and ship paradigm for stroke patients enhances the rate of using intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (IVT) in community hospitals. The safety and outcomes of patients treated with IVT for acute ischemic stroke (AIS) under the drip and ship paradigm were compared with patients directly treated at a comprehensive stroke center in the Busan metropolitan area of Korea. This was a retrospective study of patients with AIS treated with IVT between January 2009 and January 2012. Information on patients' baseline characteristics, neuroimaging, symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage (sICH), and outcome 90 days after usi...
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - October 23, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Jae-Kwan Cha, Hyun-Wook Nah, Myung-Jin Kang, Dae-Hyun Kim, Hyun-Seok Park, Sang-Beom Kim, Eun Hwan Jeong, Jae-Taeck Huh Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
Prevalence of Triggering Factors in Acute Stroke: Hospital-Based Observational Cross-sectional Study
Although chronic risk factors for stroke are reasonably well understood, the acute precipitants, or triggers, of stroke relatively remain understudied. Identification of particular time periods during which stroke risk is elevated could prove a valuable strategy to reduce stroke incidence through the introduction of appropriate prevention strategies during a period of vulnerability. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of trigger factors in acute stroke patients and to investigate the association of the presence of trigger factors with initial stroke severity at presentation (National Institutes of Health ...
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - November 22, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Ashish Sharma, Kameshwar Prasad, M.V. Padma, Manjari Tripathi, Rohit Bhatia, Mamta Bhusan Singh, Anupriya Sharma Source Type: research
Validity of stroke severity assessment using medical records in a population-based cohort
Initial stroke severity is an important prognostic factor for outcome after acute stroke, in terms of functional dependency, post-stroke dementia, and mortality.1,2 Whilst the majority of stroke patients who are admitted to the hospital with stroke have substantial neurological deficits, over half of all strokes that occur in the population qualify as minor stroke,3 and are managed often in outpatient care.4 Given the important differences between minor and major stroke in prognosis and management, it is important to distinguish patients on the basis of stroke severity, but assessment outside of specialised stroke centres ...
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - February 18, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Jacqueline J. Claus, Brian B.P. Berghout, M. Kamran Ikram, Frank J. Wolters Source Type: research
Improvement of Door-to-Imaging Time in Acute Stroke Patients by Implementation of an All-Points Alarm
In patients with acute ischemic stroke, thrombolysis offers an opportunity to effectively reduce disability and dependency. The success of this treatment is time-dependent. The crucial diagnostic step before initiation of treatment is cerebral imaging. With the aim of reducing in-hospital delays, our hospital’s interdisciplinary stroke management group implemented an all-points alarm to improve in-hospital time delay (the period between arrival to the emergency department and performance of cerebral imaging). The alarm simultaneously alerted all involved staff (from the neurologist to in-hospital transport) to the arriva...
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - September 9, 2011 Category: Neurology Authors: Christian H. Nolte, Uwe Malzahn, York Kühnle, Christoph J. Ploner, Jacqueline Müller-Nordhorn, Martin Möckel Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
Determinants of Emergency Medical Services Use in a Brazilian Population with Acute Ischemic Stroke
This study evaluates the determinants of EMS use in a Brazilian population with acute ischemic stroke. We performed a post hoc analysis of prospectively collected data of consecutive patients admitted to a Brazilian tertiary hospital with acute ischemic stroke. Groups were compared according to their mode of arrival to the hospital: those brought by EMS and those arriving at the hospital by their own means. Among 165 patients evaluated between January and December 2009, 17.6% arrived by EMS and 82.4% arrived by their own means. After multivariate adjustment, individuals with higher National Institutes of Health Stroke Scal...
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - October 3, 2011 Category: Neurology Authors: Gustavo W. Kuster, Monique Bueno Alves, Miguel Cendoroglo Neto, Gisele Sampaio Silva Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
Stroke Awareness in the Saudi Community Living in Riyadh: Prompt Public Health Measures Must Be Implemented
Background: Stroke is very prevalent in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, approaching 43.8 per 100,000 people. Stroke outcome is known to be affected by the level of stroke awareness in the community. We conducted this study to assess the level of stroke awareness in the Saudi population.Methods: A validated survey of 11 questions was used to assess the level of stroke awareness among the Saudi population. The survey was distributed in a 1-month period to every adult Saudi citizen visiting 10 shopping centers, 10 large supermarkets, 4 hospitals, and 2 universities.Results: Two thousand eight hundred sixty-two people completed t...
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - May 15, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Ahmed Alaqeel, AlBatool AlAmmari, Nourah AlSyefi, Fawaz Al-Hussain, Yousef Mohammad Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
Predictive Value of Plasma d-Dimer Levels for Cancer-related Stroke: A 3-Year Retrospective Study
Background: Cerebrovascular disease is the second leading cause of central nervous system pathology in cancer patients. Cancer-associated hypercoagulation plays an important role in cancer-related stroke. The present study aims to test whether plasma d-dimer levels could predict comorbid malignancy in patients with ischemic stroke.Methods: Five hundred sixteen stroke patients with measured d-dimer levels and who were consecutively admitted to our stroke center from 2009 to 2012 were included. Cancer status was determined by medical chart, and 59 patients were identified to have active cancer. An additional 48 cancer patien...
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - December 2, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Yi-Jen Guo, Ming-Hung Chang, Po-Lin Chen, Yu-Shan Lee, Yu-Chia Chang, Yi-Chu Liao Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
Revised iScore to Predict Outcomes after Acute Ischemic Stroke
The iScore is a validated tool to predict mortality and functional outcome after acute ischemic stroke. It incorporates stroke subtype according to the Trial of Org 10172 in Acute Stroke Treatment (TOAST) classification as one of its factors. However, the TOAST stroke subtype may not be easily determined without extensive investigations. We aimed to test if the stroke subtype can be substituted by the Oxfordshire Community Stroke Project (OCSP) classification. We applied the iScore and the revised iScore, in which the TOAST subtype was replaced by the OCSP classification, to patients admitted to a single hospital for acute...
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - April 7, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Sheng-Feng Sung, Yu-Wei Chen, Ling-Chien Hung, Huey-Juan Lin Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
