Nejm: February 13, 2014 The postpartum state is associated with a substantially increased risk of thrombosis. It is uncertain to what extent this heightened risk persists beyond the conventionally defined 6-week postpartum period. Using claims data on all discharges from nonfederal emergency departments and acute care hospitals in California, we identified women who were hospitalized for […]
STROKEAHA: February 13, 2014 Background and Purpose—Many studies use medical record review for ascertaining outcomes. One large, longitudinal study, the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI), ascertains strokes using participant self-report and subsequent physician review of medical records. This is resource-intensive. Herein, we assess whether Medicare data can reliably assess stroke events in the WHI. Methods—Subjects were WHI […]
STROKEAHA: February 4, 2014 The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) is used widely among stroke neurologists and neuroscience nurses. It is most commonly used with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) but is also used to assess patients after hemorrhagic stroke or a suspected transient ischemic attack. The scale is used widely to assess patient status […]
AHA: January 23, 2014 Background and Purpose—Stroke is the fourth-leading cause of death and a leading cause of long-term major disability in the United States. Measuring outcomes after stroke has important policy implications. The primary goals of this consensus statement are to (1) review statistical considerations when evaluating models that define hospital performance in providing stroke […]
STROKEAHA: January 21, 2014 The burden of stroke is enormous and increasing. According to the Global Burden of Disease Study, stroke is the second leading cause of mortality and the third leading cause of disability-adjusted life-years worldwide.1 In the United States, stroke is the second leading cause of mortality and the seventh leading cause of disability-adjusted life-years.2Although […]
