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1 to 3 of 3 Research Studies DisplayedSiegler JE, Boehme AK, Fowler BD
Inpatient rehabilitation centers and concern for increasing volume of ischemic stroke patients requiring rehabilitation.
The researchers aimed to quantify the proportion of medically stable ischemic stroke patients with prolonged length of stay (pLOS) caused by a lack of IRF bed availability. They concluded that for the majority of our patients, pLOS was caused by acquired medical complications and delayed disposition, most commonly inpatient rehabilitation.
AHRQ-funded; HS013852.
Citation: Siegler JE, Boehme AK, Fowler BD .
Inpatient rehabilitation centers and concern for increasing volume of ischemic stroke patients requiring rehabilitation.
South Med J 2013 Dec;106(12):693-6. doi: 10.1097/smj.0000000000000036..
Keywords: Stroke, Hospitalization, Hospital Discharge
Sarraj A, Albright K, Barreto AD
Optimizing prediction scores for poor outcome after intra-arterial therapy in anterior circulation acute ischemic stroke.
The researchers sought to optimize a score that combines clinical and imaging variables to more accurately predict poor outcome after intra-arterial therapy (IAT) in anterior circulation occlusions. They concluded that the Houston IAT2 score, which combines clinical and imaging variables, performed better than all previous scores in predicting poor outcome after IAT for anterior circulation large artery occlusions.
AHRQ-funded; HS013852.
Citation: Sarraj A, Albright K, Barreto AD .
Optimizing prediction scores for poor outcome after intra-arterial therapy in anterior circulation acute ischemic stroke.
Stroke 2013 Dec;44(12):3324-30. doi: 10.1161/strokeaha.113.001050..
Keywords: Stroke, Outcomes, Cardiovascular Conditions
Radecki RP
Letter by Radecki regarding article, "safety of thrombolysis in stroke mimics: results from a multicenter cohort study".
In this letter commenting on an article on the treatment of stroke mimics, the author asserts that the difficult question of the acceptable rate of misdiagnosis remains. He suggests that patients undergoing thrombolytic therapy for acute ischemic stroke have confirmatory testing such as an MRI with diffusion-weighted sequences and that the incidence of neuroimaging negative events be reported.
AHRQ-funded; HS017586
Citation: Radecki RP .
Letter by Radecki regarding article, "safety of thrombolysis in stroke mimics: results from a multicenter cohort study".
Stroke. 2013 Sep;44(9):e105. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.113.002040..
Keywords: Stroke, Decision Making, Patient Safety, Blood Clots