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The "golden hour" and acute brain ischemia: presenting features and lytic therapy in >30,000 patients arriving within 60 minutes of stroke onsetJeffrey L Saver
Department of Neurology, University of California, Los Angeles, Calif 90095, USA
Stroke 41:1431-9. 2010..The benefit of intravenous thrombolytic therapy in acute brain ischemia is strongly time dependent...
A qualitative assessment of practices associated with shorter door-to-needle time for thrombolytic therapy in acute ischemic strokeDaiWai M Olson
Department of Neurology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
J Neurosci Nurs 43:329-36. 2011..These included (a) communication and teamwork, (b) process, (c) organizational culture, (d) performance monitoring and feedback, and (e) overcoming barriers...
Data quality in the American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines-Stroke (GWTG-Stroke): results from a national data validation auditYing Xian
Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC 27705, USA
Am Heart J 163:392-8, 398.e1. 2012..Get With The Guidelines (GWTG)-Stroke is a national stroke registry and quality improvement program. We examined the accuracy and reliability of data entered in GWTG-Stroke...
Interrater reliability of the bedside shivering assessment scaleDaiWai M Olson
Duke University Health System in Durham, NC 27710, USA
Am J Crit Care 22:70-4. 2013..Before this instrument is incorporated into routine practice, its interrater reliability should be explored in a diverse group of practitioners...
Neurocritical care nursing research prioritiesD M Olson
Department of Medicine Neurology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Neurocrit Care 16:55-62. 2012..In this manuscript, we discuss what we believe are the priorities of neurocritical care nursing research, the obstacles, and some possible solutions...
Multicenter pilot study: safety of automated chest percussion in patients at risk for intracranial hypertensionDaiWai M Olson
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
J Neurosci Nurs 42:119-27. 2010..There were no differences in mean ICP values before, during, or after CPT. This study provides evidence that it is safe to perform CPT in patients with ICP monitoring in situ...
Effect of mechanical chest percussion on intracranial pressure: a pilot studyDaiWai M Olson
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
Am J Crit Care 18:330-5. 2009..Conflicting and limited anecdotal evidence indicates that physical stimulation increases intracranial pressure and should be avoided in patients at risk of intracranial hypertension...
Critical care nurses' workload estimates for managing patients during induced hypothermiaDaiWai M Olson
Medicine Neurology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Nurs Crit Care 13:305-9. 2008..The purpose of this study was to provide an initial foundation for exploring how induced hypothermia impacts nursing workload in an intensive care unit setting...
Accurate patient history contributes to differentiating diabetes insipidus: a case studyDaiWai M Olson
Duke University Hospital North, Durham, NC, USA
J Neurosci Nurs 36:228-30. 2004..Thus successful treatment required that nephrogenic and neurogenic DI be treated concomitantly...
Risks of intracranial hemorrhage among patients with acute ischemic stroke receiving warfarin and treated with intravenous tissue plasminogen activatorYing Xian
Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC 27715, USA
JAMA 307:2600-8. 2012..7 or lower, there are few data on safety of intravenous tPA in warfarin-treated patients in clinical practice...
A randomized evaluation of bispectral index-augmented sedation assessment in neurological patientsDaiWai M Olson
Department of Medicine Neurology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Neurocrit Care 11:20-7. 2009..To assess whether monitoring sedation status using bispectral index (BIS) as an adjunct to clinical evaluation was associated with a reduction in the total amount of sedative drug used in a 12 h period...
Use of tissue-type plasminogen activator before and after publication of the European Cooperative Acute Stroke Study III in Get With The Guidelines-StrokeSteven R Messe
Department of Neurology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 5:321-6. 2012..5 hours for patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS). We investigated how this trial influenced use of tPA in clinical practice...
Medication coaching program for patients with minor stroke or TIA: a pilot studyElizabeth G Sides
Department of Neurology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, USA
BMC Public Health 12:549. 2012..The purpose of this pilot study was to assess the feasibility of medication coaching via telephone after discharge in patients with stroke...
The impact of bispectral index monitoring on rates of propofol administrationDaiWai M Olson
Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC 27710, USA
AACN Clin Issues 15:63-73. 2004..The results suggest that there are potential benefits to incorporating BIS into routine sedation assessment in the neurocritical care setting...
Use bispectral index to gauge consciousnessDaiWai M Olson
Neurocritical Care Unit, Duke University Hospital, Raleigh, NC, USA
Nursing 34:53. 2004
Transitional care after hospitalization for acute stroke or myocardial infarction: a systematic reviewJanet Prvu Bettger
Duke University School of Nursing, Duke Evidence Based Practice Center, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Ann Intern Med 157:407-16. 2012..Transitional care is a time-limited service to prevent discontinuous care and adverse outcomes, including rehospitalization...
An observational pilot study of CSF diversion in subarachnoid haemorrhageAnthony Amato
Neuroscience Critical Care Unit, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
Nurs Crit Care 16:252-60. 2011....
Depression and antidepressant use after stroke and transient ischemic attackNada El Husseini
Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Stroke 43:1609-16. 2012..Patients with stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA) often have comparable comorbidities, but it is unclear whether they have similar rates of depression or antidepressant use...
Intensive insulin therapy in the neurocritical care setting is associated with poor clinical outcomesCarmelo Graffagnino
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
Neurocrit Care 13:307-12. 2010..To explore the impact of this approach in patients admitted to a neurocritical care unit, we compared the short-term outcomes of patients treated before and after our policy change...
Antithrombotic therapy use at discharge and 1 year in patients with atrial fibrillation and acute stroke: results from the AVAIL RegistryRenato D Lopes
Duke Clinical Research Institute, 2400 Pratt Street, Durham, NC 27705, USA
Stroke 42:3477-83. 2011..However, few studies have examined factors associated with long-term antithrombotic therapy use in IS/TIA patients with AF...
Changes in intracranial pressure associated with chest physiotherapyDaiWai M Olson
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Neurocrit Care 6:100-3. 2007..Management of intracranial hypertension is pivotal in the care of brain-injured patients...
Targeting telestroke: benchmarking time performance in telestroke consultationsJulian P Yang
Department of Neurology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 22:470-5. 2013..To describe the length of time physicians spend completing telestroke consultations and examine factors associated with that period...
Electroencephalography leads placed by nontechnologists using a template system produce signals equal in quality to technologist-applied, collodion disk leadsBrad J Kolls
Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
J Clin Neurophysiol 29:42-9. 2012....
Persistence with stroke prevention medications 3 months after hospitalizationCheryl D Bushnell
Department of Neurology, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston Salem, NC 27157, USA
Arch Neurol 67:1456-63. 2010..To measure longitudinal use of stroke prevention medications following stroke hospital discharge. We hypothesized that a combination of patient-, provider-, and system-level factors influence medication-taking behavior...
Potential benefits of bispectral index monitoring in critical care. A case studyDaiWai M Olson
Neurocritical Care Unit, Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC, USA
Crit Care Nurse 23:45-52. 2003
Consciousness, coma, and caring for the brain-injured patientDaiWai M Olson
School of Nursing, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27712, USA
AACN Clin Issues 16:441-55. 2005..A case exemplar is used to present one example of how this framework may be used in the clinical setting...
