BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: A neuroimaging-based ischemic stroke classification
system that predicts costs and outcomes would be useful for clinical prognostication and …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: A simple classification instrument based on imaging that
predicts outcomes in patients with actute ischemic stroke is lacking. We tested the …

Goal: To develop a practical severity scale (Wake Forest Stroke Severity Scale [WFSSS]) to
predict acute hospital outcomes and resource use after acute ischemic stroke based on the …

Background and Purpose—We sought to determine predictors of acute hospital costs in
patients presenting with acute ischemic stroke to an academic center using a stroke …

BACKGROUND: The aim of the study is to evaluate recent trends in mortality, length of stay,
costs, and charges for patients admitted to the US hospitals with the principal diagnosis of …

BACKGROUND: Although in-hospital stroke is not a common occurrence, it is important to
identify what components of stroke care these patients receive. The aims of this study were …

Background and Purpose—Quality of care may be influenced by patient and hospital factors.
Our goal was to use multilevel modeling to identify patient-level and hospital-level …

OBJECTIVES: Stroke unit care has been shown to be beneficial but costly. In an own
previous study, the resource utilization of stroke unit care has been evaluated. Since the …

Methods Patients with AIS admitted in the United States in 1993–1994 and 2006–2007 were
listed using the Nationwide Inpatient Survey database. We determined the rates of …

Background: Although geographical differences in treatment and outcomes after stroke have
been described, we lack evidence on differences in the costs of treatment between urban …