Search results for "Stroke"
30-day readmission rates for stroke highest among those with intracerebral hemorrhage
Readmissions after stroke decreased an average of 3.3% annually from 2010 to 2014, and 30-day readmission risk was significantly higher in patients who were discharged from nonteaching hospitals with high numbers of stroke discharges.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/08/22/2.htm
22 Aug 2018
December 2015
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https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/12/
February 16, 2022
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https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/02/16/
Alteplase no better than aspirin for mild, nondisabling stroke, study finds
The study was terminated early due to low patient recruitment, but it provides evidence that alteplase does not provide significant benefit in mild, nondisabling strokes, according to an accompanying editorial.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/07/18/2.htm
18 Jul 2018
March 9, 2022
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https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/03/09/
Combination therapy versus aspirin alone associated with fewer ischemic events, higher hemorrhage risk after minor stroke or TIA
Aspirin plus clopidogrel reduces risk for recurrent ischemic stroke immediately after a high-risk transient ischemic attack (TIA) or noncardioembolic ischemic stroke but should be used only for the first three weeks, an accompanying editorial said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/05/23/4.htm
23 May 2018
April 2018
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https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/04/
Time to endovascular therapy predicted functional outcome after stroke in registry study
Every hour of delay from stroke onset to the start of endovascular therapy resulted in a 5.3% decreased probability of functional independence, according to data from the MR CLEAN Registry.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/04/04/3.htm
4 Apr 2018
May 11, 2022
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https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/05/11/
Patients with and without lesions have similar outcomes after nondisabling ischemic stroke
Twenty-nine percent of patients who had a nondisabling ischemic stroke did not have a lesion identified on diffusion-weighted MRI.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/10/07/2.htm
7 Oct 2015