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The Art Of Estimating Outcomes And Treating Patients With Stroke In The 21st Century., Gustavo Saposnik
The Art Of Estimating Outcomes And Treating Patients With Stroke In The 21st Century., Gustavo Saposnik
Gustavo Saposnik
No abstract provided.
Validation Of Stroke Prognostic Scores: What Do Clinicians Need To Know?, Gustavo Saposnik
Validation Of Stroke Prognostic Scores: What Do Clinicians Need To Know?, Gustavo Saposnik
Gustavo Saposnik
No abstract provided.
The Plan Score, Gustavo Saposnik
Iscore: A Risk Score To Predict Stroke Mortality, Gustavo Saposnik
Iscore: A Risk Score To Predict Stroke Mortality, Gustavo Saposnik
Gustavo Saposnik
Stroke is a leading cause of death and adult disability. The ability to estimate prognosis in acute stroke patients directly affects treatment decisions for patients. It may also guide supportive care plans, facilitate patient and/or family counseling or discussions pertaining to end-of-life decisions. At the population level, prognostic estimations may assist policymakers in conducting fair comparisons when evaluating stroke fatality among different facilities for hospital outcomes and performance assessment. Clinicians usually rely on their own personal experience or average mortality reported in observational studies, which do not account for valuable information available at the time of the hospital presentation. Unfortunately, …
Organized Outpatient Stroke Care, Gustavo Saposnik
Organized Outpatient Stroke Care, Gustavo Saposnik
Gustavo Saposnik
Background and Purpose—Organized inpatient stroke care decreases mortality and morbidity irrespective of patient age, stroke severity, or stroke subtype. Limited information is available on whether organized outpatient care models such as stroke prevention clinics (SPC) improve outcomes after a transient ischemic attack or ischemic stroke. We compared 1-year mortality and stroke readmission in patients with transient ischemic attack or ischemic stroke referred versus not referred to an SPC. Methods—This was a retrospective cohort study including 16 468 consecutive patients with ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack who were seen in the emergency department or admitted to a hospital between July …
Care And Outcomes In Patients With Ischemic Stroke With And Without Preexisting Dementia, Gustavo Saposnik
Care And Outcomes In Patients With Ischemic Stroke With And Without Preexisting Dementia, Gustavo Saposnik
Gustavo Saposnik
No abstract provided.
Association Between Weekend Hospital Presentation And Stroke Fatality, Gustavo Saposnik
Association Between Weekend Hospital Presentation And Stroke Fatality, Gustavo Saposnik
Gustavo Saposnik
No abstract provided.
Stroke In The Very Elderly: Hospital Care, Case Fatality And Disposition., Gustavo Saposnik
Stroke In The Very Elderly: Hospital Care, Case Fatality And Disposition., Gustavo Saposnik
Gustavo Saposnik
No abstract provided.
Age Disparities In Stroke Quality Of Care And Delivery Of Health Services., Gustavo Saposnik
Age Disparities In Stroke Quality Of Care And Delivery Of Health Services., Gustavo Saposnik
Gustavo Saposnik
No abstract provided.
Socioeconomic Status, Hospital Volume, And Stroke Fatality In Canada., Gustavo Saposnik
Socioeconomic Status, Hospital Volume, And Stroke Fatality In Canada., Gustavo Saposnik
Gustavo Saposnik
No abstract provided.
Do All Age Groups Benefit From Organized Inpatient Stroke Care?, Gustavo Saposnik
Do All Age Groups Benefit From Organized Inpatient Stroke Care?, Gustavo Saposnik
Gustavo Saposnik
No abstract provided.
Escalating Levels Of Access To In-Hospital Care And Stroke Mortality., Gustavo Saposnik
Escalating Levels Of Access To In-Hospital Care And Stroke Mortality., Gustavo Saposnik
Gustavo Saposnik
No abstract provided.
Weekends: A Dangerous Time For Having A Stroke?, Gustavo Saposnik
Weekends: A Dangerous Time For Having A Stroke?, Gustavo Saposnik
Gustavo Saposnik
No abstract provided.
Hospital Volume And Stroke Outcome: Does It Matter?, Gustavo Saposnik
Hospital Volume And Stroke Outcome: Does It Matter?, Gustavo Saposnik
Gustavo Saposnik
No abstract provided.