Adherence to Acute Care Measures Affects Mortality in Patients with Ischemic Stroke: The Florida Stroke Registry.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

How race/ethnic disparities in acute stroke care contribute to disparities in outcomes is not well-understood. We examined the relationship between acute stroke care measures with mortality within the first year and 30-day hospital readmission by race/ethnicity.

Materials and methods

The study included fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries age ≥65 with ischemic stroke in 2010-2013 treated at 66 hospitals in the Florida Stroke Registry. Stroke care metrics included intravenous Alteplase treatment, in-hospital antithrombotic therapy, DVT prophylaxis, discharge antithrombotic therapy, anticoagulation therapy, statin use, and smoking cessation counseling. We used mixed logistic models to assess the associations between stroke care and mortality (in-hospital, 30-day,

SUBMITTER: Gardener H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7880890 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature