30-Day Mortality in Medicare Beneficiaries With Acute Ischemic Stroke

News Friday, February 24th, 2012

Relationship of National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale to 30-Day Mortality in Medicare Beneficiaries With Acute Ischemic Stroke

American Heart Association: Feb 21, 2012. Gregg C. Fonarow, MD; Jeffrey L. Saver, MD; Eric E. Smith, MD, MPH; Joseph P. Broderick, MD; Dawn O. Kleindorfer, MD; Ralph L. Sacco, MD; Wenqin Pan, PhD; DaiWai M. Olson, PhD; Adrian F. Hernandez, MD, MHS; Eric D. Peterson, MD, MPH; Lee H. Schwamm, MD.

Abstract

Background—The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), a well-validated tool for assessing initial stroke severity, has previously been shown to be associated with mortality in acute ischemic stroke. However, the relationship, optimal categorization, and risk discrimination with the NIHSS for predicting 30-day mortality among Medicare beneficiaries with acute ischemic stroke has not been well studied.

Methods and Results—We analyzed data from 33102 fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries treated at 404 Get With The Guidelines-Stroke hospitals between April 2003 and December 2006 with NIHSS documented.  Read Full Article

National Minority Quality Forum Clinical Trial Engagement Network Map Childhood Obesity MapHIV Z-Atlas: Peripheral Arterial Disease Atlas Map Lung Cancer Index Z-Atlas: Chronic Kidney Disease AFIB Index Cardiometabolic Health Aliance Minority Diabetes Coalition U.S. Diabetes Index County Edition U.S. Diabetes Index Research Edition Medicare Index Medicare Index Stroke Edition About The Minority Stroke Working Group Hepatitis C Disease Index Lead Risk Index Map MRSA StrokePAD Minority Index The South Texas Diabetes Initiative Minority Stroke Consortium YouTube NMQF Videos IPAB Action Center National Health Index

© 2011 National Minority Quality Forum, Inc. All Rights Reserved.