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Regional Variation in Hospital Mortality, Length of Stay and Cost of Ischemic Stroke Patients in Alberta
This study compares the outcome and health care performance among five health zones in Alberta by evaluating 30 days in-hospital mortality and length of stay (LOS) in patients with acute ischemic stroke, and total hospitalization costs over one year.
Source: Value in Health - November 1, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Authors: A. Ohinmaa, Y. Zheng, T. Jeerakathil, N.X. Thanh, U. Hakkinen, P. Kaul, S. Klarenbach, D. Friesen, R. Ariste, J. Ruseski, P. Jacobs Source Type: research
New study 'game-changer' for stroke treatment worldwide
(Melbourne Health) An Australian and New Zealand randomized clinical research study led by The Royal Melbourne Hospital, looked at the effectiveness of a new treatment for stroke. The study involved adding a minimally invasive clot removal procedure called stent thrombectomy to standard clot-dissolving therapy, known as tissue plasminogen activator.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 11, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Patient and Hospital-level factors associated with inpatient mortality of Stroke Patients
To identify patient-level and hospital-level factors associated with inpatient mortality in a cohort of ischemic stroke patients.
Source: Value in Health - May 1, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: M. Sharma, E.A. Ferries, A. Yucel, M.L. Johnson, R. Aparasu Source Type: research
Study On The Inpatient Hospital Costs Of Hemorrhagic Stroke Inpatients In China
By estimating the direct medical cost of hemorrhagic stroke inpatients with urban basic health insurance scheme(exclude new rural cooperative medical care system )from 2010 to 2012 in China, we try to provide evidence for the government to manage the illness more effectively.
Source: Value in Health - May 1, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Y. Ma, Z. Li, L. Wang Source Type: research
Do measures of reactive balance control predict falls in people with stroke returning to the community? - Mansfield A, Wong JS, McIlroy WE, Biasin L, Brunton K, Bayley M, Inness EL.
OBJECTIVE: To determine if reactive balance control measures predict falls after discharge from stroke rehabilitation. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: Rehabilitation hospital and community. PARTICIPANTS: Independently ambulatory individu...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - June 13, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Cold weather linked to increased stroke risk in atrial fibrillation patients
(European Society of Cardiology) Cold weather is associated with increased risk of ischemic stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation, according to research presented at ESC Congress today by Dr. Tze-Fan Chao, cardiologist at Taipei Veterans General Hospital and the National Yang-Ming University in Taiwan. The study in nearly 290,000 patients suggests that cool climate may be an underrated issue for health that deserves more attention.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - August 30, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Relationship of Time in Therapeutic Range (Ttr) with Bleeding and Stroke Incidences of Warfarinised Patients with Pulmonary Embolism in a Tertiary Hospital in Malaysia
This study aims to compare time in therapeutic range (TTR) of warfarin in patients with pulmonary embolism with bleeding and stroke and determine reasons of INR falling out of range.
Source: Value in Health - October 23, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: N Sudirman, S Shaharuddin, CM Long, R Hashim, HH Zulkifly, SS Kasim, CW Lim Source Type: research
Neurosurgery researchers receive NIH grants to study Parkinson's, stroke, & brain cancer
(University Hospitals Case Medical Center) Researchers from the Department of Neurological Surgery at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals Case Medical Center recently received multi-year, multi-million dollar grants from the National Institutes of Health for studies in Parkinson's disease, stroke, and brain cancer.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - December 7, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
UH Case Medical Center first surgical site to test regen treatment for chronic stroke
(University Hospitals Case Medical Center) University Hospitals Case Medical Center is the first surgical site for a Phase 2b clinical trial study to further evaluate the safety and efficacy of an investigational cell therapy for the treatment of chronic motor deficit following an ischemic stroke.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - April 26, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Being female increases stroke hospitalization risk by 23 percent in atrial fibrillation patients
(European Society of Cardiology) A 15-year study in 1.1 million patients with atrial fibrillation has found that women are 23 percent more likely to be hospitalized for acute ischemic stroke than men. The research was presented today at CARDIOSTIM -- EHRA EUROPACE 2016 by Dr. Ghanshyam Shantha, a cardiovascular disease fellow at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, US.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - June 9, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Implementing a Systematic Voiding Program for Patients With Urinary Incontinence After Stroke
We explored health professionals’ views of implementing a systematic voiding program (SVP) in a multi-site qualitative process evaluation in stroke services recruited to the intervention arms of a cluster randomized controlled feasibility trial during 2011-2013. We conducted semi-structured group or individual interviews with 38 purposively selected nursing, managerial, and care staff involved in delivering the SVP. Content analysis of transcripts used normalization process theory (NPT) as a pre-specified organization-level exploratory framework. Barriers to implementing the SVP included perceived lack of suitability...
Source: Qualitative Health Research - July 3, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: French, B., Thomas, L. H., Harrison, J., Burton, C. R., Forshaw, D., Booth, J., Britt, D., Cheater, F. M., Roe, B., Watkins, C. L., on behalf of the ICONS project team and the ICONS Patient, Public and Carer Involvement Groups Tags: Evidence for Practice Source Type: research
New oral anticoagulants provide same stroke prevention as warfarin but cause less bleeding
(European Society of Cardiology) The new oral anticoagulants provide the same stroke prevention as warfarin but cause less intracranial bleeding, reports an observational study in more than 43,000 patients presented at ESC Congress 2016 today by Dr. Laila Staerk, a research fellow at Herlev and Gentofte University Hospital, Denmark.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - August 27, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Shifting gears: an inpatient medical record audit and post-discharge survey of return-to-driving following stroke/transient ischaemic attack - Frith J, Warren-Forward H, Hubbard I, James C.
This study investigates the provision of return-to-driving education in the acute hospital set...
Source: SafetyLit - February 23, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news
Software-based system improves the ability to determine the cause of ischemic stroke
(Massachusetts General Hospital) Massachusetts General Hospital investigators have developed a software package that provides evidence-based, automated support for diagnosing the cause of stroke.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - March 29, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Clinical and biochemical characteristics of exertional heat stroke among paratroopers in Agra, India - Deshwal R, Tiwari D, Singh R.
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to assess the clinical profile, biochemical parameters and outcome in a series of 78 patients of heat stroke admitted and treated in a military hospital in India. METHODS: This was a prospective study in a m...
Source: SafetyLit - May 9, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics Source Type: news
