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Thrombolysis in acute stroke: ongoing challenges based on a tertiary hospital audit and comparisons with other Australian studies.
Conclusion The proportion of eligible stroke patients who receive tPA in a timely manner remains less than ideal at our centre. More accurate patient selection and reductions in treatment delays serve as targets for quality improvement efforts that have broad applicability.What is known about the topic? Stroke unit care and tPA thrombolysis are two proven strategies to improve outcome in patients with ischaemic stroke. Although the stroke unit is gaining momentum of growth in Australia (especially in Queensland), little improvement has been achieved in thrombolysis rate and timeliness of treatment delivery, and little is k...
Source: Australian Health Review - June 29, 2015 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Lau AH, Hall G, Scott IA, Williams M Tags: Aust Health Rev Source Type: research
Disproportionate effects of dementia on hospital discharge disposition in common hospitalization categories
CONCLUSIONSDementia proportions in many hospitalization categories have increased. The variable effect of dementia on home discharge suggests that dementia has a differential influence on hospital discharge disposition depending on the DRG. These findings have implications for healthcare allocation and long‐term care planning. Journal of Hospital Medicine 2015. © 2015 Society of Hospital Medicine
Source: Journal of Hospital Medicine - June 7, 2015 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Robert Y. Lin, Brian C. Scanlan, William Liao, Truc Phuong Thanh Nguyen Tags: Original Research Source Type: research
Teamwork with Rogers Stroke Center helps Vietnam memorial caretaker avoid lasting effects from stroke
An alert friend, a 24/7 phone consultation service tapping UT Southwestern Medical Center stroke experts, and an innovative procedure to restore blood flow to her brain helped spare Mary Alice Stam the lasting effects of severe stroke.
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - May 12, 2015 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Rogers Stroke Center site for test of implant aimed at restoring lost arm function after stroke
UT Southwestern Medical Center will be one of three national sites to pioneer U.S. testing for an implant device that stimulates the vagus nerve in stroke patients to see whether it can help restore lost arm function.
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - May 11, 2015 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
UTSW testing whether implant device can help restore lost arm function after stroke
UT Southwestern Medical Center will be one of three national sites to pioneer U.S. testing for an implant device that stimulates the vagus nerve in stroke patients to see whether it can help restore lost arm function.
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - May 8, 2015 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Hybrid cerebrovascular operating suite to enhance multidisciplinary approach for stroke, neurosurgery
UT Southwestern Medical Center has established a Hybrid Cerebrovascular Operating Suite at Zale Lipshy University Hospital that will combine surgical innovations with advanced imaging capabilities for surgical cases related to stroke and brain aneurysms.
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - May 6, 2015 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Age is One of The Biggest Misconceptions About Stroke
It's National Stroke Awareness Month and one of the biggest misconceptions about stroke is that it only happens to the elderly. While age is one of the risk factors and your chance for a stroke increases with age, anyone can have a stroke. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Every 40 seconds, someone [...]
Source: Mayo Clinic Jacksonville News - May 1, 2015 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Boston Scientific's Watchman stroke prevention device approved after 4 years
Boston Scientific's Watchman device, an alternative to blood thinners for stroke prevention, has earned approval in the U.S. four years after the medical device giant bought the product in its $375 million acquisition of Atritech.
The Watchman Left Atrial Appendage Closure Device has been called one of "the two most meaningful pipeline products (along with the Synergy stent) expected to launch over the next few years" by Leerink Partners analyst Danielle Antalffy.
Mike Mahoney, the CEO of Marlborough,…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - March 15, 2015 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Don Seiffert Source Type: news
New drug trial puts possible stroke treatment in the hands of paramedics
Source: St. Michael's Hospital News and Media - March 14, 2015 Category: Hospital Management Tags: Hospital News Source Type: news
JAMA: One-Year Data for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in U.S. Patients
ROCHESTER, MINN — Study results of one-year data for more than 12,000 patients who had transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in the United States show an overall one-year death rate of 23.7 percent and a stroke rate of 4.1 percent, according to a study published in the March 10 issue of JAMA. “Transcatheter aortic valve [...]
Source: Mayo Clinic Rochester News - March 10, 2015 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Assessing improvements in survival for stroke patients in the Northern Territory 1992?2013: a marginal structural analysis.
Conclusions Stroke survival has improved in the NT over the past two decades. The marginal structural models provide a powerful methodological tool that can be applied to hospital administrative data to assess changes in quality of care and the impact of interventions. What is known about the topic? Stroke-related mortality has fallen in the past 30 years in Australia. Indigenous Australians have much worse health outcomes than other Australians, including higher stroke incidence and mortality, but it is not known whether stroke survival has improved for Indigenous stroke patients. What does this paper add? This study meas...
Source: Australian Health Review - February 23, 2015 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Zhao Y, Condon J, You J, Guthridge S, He V Tags: Aust Health Rev Source Type: research
Dignity Health-St. Rose Dominican adds Mayo Clinic “Telestroke”
Henderson, Nev. – Southern Nevada residents in need of emergency medical care for a stroke may benefit from a Mayo Clinic “telestroke” program that is now available at all three campuses of Dignity Health-St. Rose Dominican (Rose de Lima, Siena and San Martín). A recent agreement between St. Rose and Mayo Clinic in Arizona means [...]
Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News - February 16, 2015 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Stroke survivors more likely to make dangerous driving errors
Source: St. Michael's Hospital News and Media - February 13, 2015 Category: Hospital Management Tags: Hospital News Source Type: news
Researchers find new therapy benefits stroke patients
Source: St. Michael's Hospital News and Media - February 11, 2015 Category: Hospital Management Tags: Hospital News Source Type: news
MRIGlobal wins $54M NIH contract
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke has awarded a $54 million contract to Kansas City-based MRIGlobal.
The money will support a 10-year program through NINDS, a division of the National Institutes of Health.
The project will involve drug product manufacturing, packaging and labeling; stability studies; and drug storage and distribution for clinical trials.
"Neurological disorders and stroke impact hundreds of millions of people worldwide," MRIGlobal CEO Thomas Sack said…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - January 15, 2015 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Brianne Pfannenstiel Source Type: news
