Decade‐Long Nationwide Trends and Disparities in Use of Comfort Care Interventions for Patients With Ischemic Stroke

• Published in: Journal of the American Heart Association Vol. 10; no. 8; p. e019785
• Main Authors: Chu, Kristie M., Jones, Erica M., Meeks, Jennifer R., Pan, Alan P., Agarwal, Kathryn L., Taffet, George E., Vahidy, Farhaan S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England John Wiley and Sons Inc 20.04.2021; Wiley
• Subjects: brain ischemia; comfort care; healthcare disparities; Original Research; outcome assessment; services use; stroke; brain ischemia; comfort care; thrombolytic therapy; healthcare disparities; outcome assessment; stroke; services use

Background Stroke remains one of the leading causes of disability and death in the United States. We characterized 10-year nationwide trends in use of comfort care interventions (CCIs) among patients with ischemic stroke, particularly pertaining to acute thrombolytic therapy with intravenous tissue-...