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Outcomes after ischemic stroke for hospitals with and without Joint Commission–certified primary stroke centers

2011; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 76; Issue: 23 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1212/wnl.0b013e31821e54f3

ISSN

1526-632X

Autores

Judith H. Lichtman, Sara B. Jones, Y. Wang, Eiji Watanabe, Erica C Leifheit-Limson, Larry B. Goldstein,

Tópico(s)

Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management

Resumo

The Joint Commission (JC) began certifying primary stroke centers (PSCs) in the United States in 2003. We assessed whether 30-day risk-standardized mortality (RSMR) and readmission (RSRR) rates differed between hospitals with and without JC-certified PSCs in 2006.

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