TY - JOUR
AU1 - Statler, Kimberly
AU2 - Dong, Li
AU3 - Nielsen, Denise
AU4 - Bratton, Susan
AB - Childs Nerv Syst (2011) 27:565–573 DOI 10.1007/s00381-010-1292-x ORIGINAL PAPER Pediatric stroke: clinical characteristics, acute care utilization patterns, and mortality Kimberly D. Statler & Li Dong & Denise M. Nielsen & Susan L. Bratton Received: 29 April 2010 /Accepted: 23 September 2010 /Published online: 5 October 2010 Springer-Verlag 2010 Abstract Children's Hospitals. Mortality remains relatively high after Purpose Acute care utilization patterns are not well pediatric stroke. Widespread implementation of treatment described but may help inform care coordination and guidelines improved outcomes in adult stroke. Adoption of treatment for pediatric stroke. The Kids Inpatient Database recently published treatment recommendations for pediatric was queried to describe demographics and clinical charac- stroke may help standardize care and improve outcomes. teristics of children with stroke, compare acute care . . utilization for hemorrhagic vs. ischemic stroke and Child- Keywords Cardiovascular accident Children ren's vs. non-Children's Hospitals, and identify factors Hospitalization Thrombolytic medication associated with aggressive care and in-hospital mortality. Methods Using a retrospective cohort of children hospitalized with stroke, demographics, predisposing conditions, and Introduction intensive (mechanical ventilation, advanced monitoring, and blood product administration) or aggressive (pharmacological Pediatric stroke is a costly illness, in terms of both therapy and/or invasive interventions) care were compared 
TI - Pediatric stroke: clinical characteristics, acute care utilization patterns, and mortality
JF - Child's Nervous System
DO - 10.1007/s00381-010-1292-x
DA - 2010-10-05
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/pediatric-stroke-clinical-characteristics-acute-care-utilization-dDNGoSwErV
SP - 565
EP - 573
VL - 27
IS - 4
DP - DeepDyve
ER -