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Treatment with Multiple Therapeutic Classes of Medication is Associated with Survival after Stroke
Conclusion: Treatment with all three classes of guideline-recommended medications within 90 days post-discharge was associated with better survival. Ongoing efforts are required to ensure optimal pharmacological intervention for secondary prevention of stroke.
Source: Neuroepidemiology - November 10, 2021 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research
Linking Australian Stroke Clinical Registry data with Australian government Medicare and medication dispensing claims data and the potential for bias
Aust N Z J Public Health. 2021 Apr 5. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.13079. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: We aim to report the accuracy of linking data from a non-government-held clinical quality registry to national claims data and identify associated sources of systematic bias.METHODS: Patients with stroke or transient ischaemic attack admitted to hospitals participating in the Australian Stroke Clinical Registry (AuSCR) were linked with Medicare and medication dispensings through the Australian Medicare enrolment file (MEF). The proportion of registrants in the datasets was calculated and factors associated with a no...
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health - April 5, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Nadine E Andrew Dominique A Cadilhac Vijaya Sundararajan Amanda G Thrift Phil Anderson Natasha A Lannin Monique F Kilkenny Source Type: research
