Hospital Factors, Performance on Process Measures After Transient Ischemic Attack, and 90-Day Ischemic Stroke Incidence.
Hospital Factors, Performance on Process Measures After Transient Ischemic Attack, and 90-Day Ischemic Stroke Incidence.
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DOI:
10.1161/strokeaha.120.031721
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发表时间:
2021-07
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8.3
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Bravata DM
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作者:
Levine DA;Perkins AJ;Sico JJ;Myers LJ;Phipps MS;Zhang Y;Bravata DM
We determined the association between hospital factors, performance on transient ischemic attack (TIA) process measures, and 90-day ischemic stroke incidence. Longitudinal analysis of retrospectively-obtained data on 9,168 veterans ≥18 years with TIA presenting to the Emergency Department (ED) or inpatient unit at 69 Veterans Affairs hospitals with ≥10 eligible patients per year in fiscal years 2015-2018. Process measures were high/moderate potency statin within 7 days of discharge, anti-thrombotic by day 2; and hypertension control [<140/90 mm Hg] at 90 days. The outcome was 90-day stroke incidence. Over the four-year study period, hospitals significantly increased statin use (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] per 1-year increase, 1.24 [95% CI, 1.17-1.32]; P<0.001), whereas neither hypertension control (P=0.44) nor anti-thrombotic use (P=0.82) improved over time. Hospitals that admitted a higher proportion of TIA patients vs ED discharge had significantly greater use of statins (aOR per 10-percentage point increase in the proportion of TIA patients admitted, 1.09 [1.03-1.16]; P=0.003) and anti-thrombotics (aOR per 10-percentage point increase in TIA patients admitted, 1.14 [1.06-1.23]; P<0.001). Hospitals with higher ED physician staffing and lower TIA patient volume had greater use of anti-thrombotics (aOR per one full-time physician increase, 1.05 [1.01-1.08]; P=0.008) and aOR per 10-patient decrease in volume, 1.09 [1.01-1.16]; P=0.02). Higher ED physician staffing was associated with lower 90-day stroke incidence (aOR per one full-time physician increase, 0.96 [0.92-0.99]; P=0.02) but other hospital factors were not. Hospitals admitting higher percentages of TIA patients and having higher ED physician staffing have greater performance on select guideline-concordant process measures for TIA. Higher ED physician staffing was associated with improved outcomes 90 days after TIA.