STROKE 123:A COLLABORATIVE NATIONAL EFFORT TO MONITOR PROMOTE AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF STROKE CARE IN HOSPITALS AND PATIENT OUTCOMES

Exploring dimensions of quality-of-life in survivors of stroke with communication disabilities - a brief report

T Thayabaranathan, C Baker, NE Andrew, R Stolwyk, AG Thrift, H Carter, K Moss, J Kim, SJ Wallace, E Brogan, R Grimley, NA Lannin, ML Rose, DA Cadilhac

2022-07-03

BACKGROUND: People with communication disabilities post-stroke have poor quality-of-life. OBJECTIVES: We aimed to explore the asso..

Costs of acute hospitalisation for stroke and transient ischaemic attack in Australia

Joosup Kim, Rohan Grimley, Monique F Kilkenny, Greg Cadigan, Trisha Johnston, Nadine E Andrew, Amanda G Thrift, Natasha A Lannin, Vijaya Sundararajan, Dominique A Cadilhac

2022-06-06

BACKGROUND: Stroke is a high-cost condition. Detailed patient-level assessments of the costs of care received and outcomes achieve..

Quality of Care and One-Year Outcomes in Patients with Diabetes Hospitalised for Stroke or TIA: A Linked Registry Study

Muideen T Olaiya, Dominique A Cadilhac, Joosup Kim, Amanda G Thrift, Barbora de Courten, Nadine E Andrew, Rohan Grimley, Craig S Anderson, Vijaya Sundararajan, Natasha A Lannin, Christopher Levi, Helen M Dewey, Monique F Kilkenny

2021-09-10

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate key quality indicators for acute care and one-year outcomes following acute ischaemic stroke (IS), intrace..

Factors associated with arrival by ambulance for patients with stroke: a multicentre, national data linkage study

Amminadab L Eliakundu, Dominique A Cadilhac, Joosup Kim, Nadine E Andrew, Christopher F Bladin, Rohan Grimley, Helen M Dewey, Geoffrey A Donnan, Kelvin Hill, Christopher R Levi, Sandy Middleton, Craig S Anderson, Natasha A Lannin, Monique F Kilkenny

2021-09-06

BACKGROUND: Hospital arrival via ambulance influences treatment of acute stroke. We aimed to determine the factors associated with..

Utility of the Hospital Frailty Risk Score Derived From Administrative Data and the Association With Stroke Outcomes

Monique F Kilkenny, Hoang T Phan, Richard Lindley, Joosup Kim, Derrick Lopez, Lachlan L Dalli, Rohan Grimley, Vijaya Sundararajan, Amanda G Thrift, Nadine E Andrew, Geoffrey A Donnan, Dominique A Cadilhac

2021-09-01

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Conditions associated with frailty are common in people experiencing stroke and may explain differences in..

Factors Associated with Stroke Coding Quality: A Comparison of Registry and Administrative Data

Olivia F Ryan, Merilyn Riley, Dominique A Cadilhac, Nadine E Andrew, Sibilah Breen, Kate Paice, Sam Shehata, Vijaya Sundararajan, Natasha A Lannin, Joosup Kim, Monique F Kilkenny

2021-02-01

BACKGROUND: The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision, Australian Modifi..

Regional differences in the care and outcomes of acute stroke patients in Australia: an observational study using evidence from the Australian Stroke Clinical Registry (AuSCR)

Mitchell Dwyer, Karen Francis, Gregory M Peterson, Karen Ford, Seana Gall, Phan Hoang, Helen Castley, Lillian Wong, Richard White, Fiona Ryan, Lauren Arthurson, Joosup Kim, Dominique A Cadilhac, Natasha A Lannin

2021-01-01

OBJECTIVE: To compare the processes and outcomes of care in patients who had a stroke treated in urban versus rural hospitals in A..

Hospital Presentations in Long-Term Survivors of Stroke Causes and Associated Factors in a Linked Data Study

Nadine E Andrew, Monique F Kilkenny, Vijaya Sundararajan, Joosup Kim, Steven G Faux, Amanda G Thrift, Trisha Johnston, Rohan Grimley, Melina Gattellari, Judith M Katzenellenbogen, Helen M Dewey, Natasha A Lannin, Craig S Anderson, Dominique A Cadilhac

2020-12-01

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: A comprehensive understanding of the long-term impact of stroke assists in health care planning. We aimed ..

Sex Differences in Causes of Death After Stroke: Evidence from a National, Prospective Registry

Hoang T Phan, Seana Gall, Christopher L Blizzard, Natasha A Lannin, Amanda G Thrift, Craig S Anderson, Joosup Kim, Rohan Grimley, Helen C Castley, Monique F Kilkenny, Dominique A Cadilhac

2020-11-23

Background: We examined sex differences in cause of death and cause-specific excess mortality after stroke. Materials and Methods:..

Out of sight, out of mind: long-term outcomes for people discharged home, to inpatient rehabilitation and to residential aged care after stroke

Elizabeth A Lynch, Angela S Labberton, Joosup Kim, Monique F Kilkenny, Nadine E Andrew, Natasha A Lannin, Rohan Grimley, Steven G Faux, Dominique A Cadilhac

2020-11-21

PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to describe differences in long-term outcomes for patients discharged to inpatient rehabilitati..

Hospital admissions prior to primary intracerebral haemorrhage and relevant factors associated with survival

Wenwen Zhang, Craig S Anderson, Monique F Kilkenny, Joosup Kim, Helen M Dewey, Nadine E Andrew, Natasha A Lannin, Amanda G Thrift, Rohan Grimley, Vijaya Sundararajan, Dominique A Cadilhac

2020-09-01

BACKGROUND: Identification and modification of risk factors are essential for preventing intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). Prior hos..

Chest infection within 30 days of acute stroke, associated factors, survival and the benefits of stroke unit care: Analysis using linked data from the Australian Stroke Clinical Registry

Chantelle Chapman, Dominique A Cadilhac, Prue Morgan, Monique F Kilkenny, Rohan Grimley, Vijaya Sundararajan, Tara Purvis, Trisha Johnston, Natasha A Lannin, Nadine E Andrew

2020-06-01

INTRODUCTION: Chest infections following acute stroke contribute to increased morbidity and mortality. We aimed to investigate fac..

Factors Associated With 90-Day Readmission After Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack Linked Data From the Australian Stroke Clinical Registry

Monique F Kilkenny, Lachlan L Dalli, Joosup Kim, Vijaya Sundararajan, Nadine E Andrew, Helen M Dewey, Trisha Johnston, Sheikh M Alif, Richard I Lindley, Martin Jude, David Blacker, Nisal Gange, Rohan Grimley, Judith M Katzenellenbogen, Amanda G Thrift, Natasha A Lannin, Dominique A Cadilhac

2020-02-01

Background and Purpose- Readmissions after stroke are common and appear to be associated with comorbidities or disability-related ..

Disparities in Antihypertensive Prescribing After Stroke: Linked Data From the Australian Stroke Clinical Registry

Lachlan L Dalli, Joosup Kim, Amanda G Thrift, Nadine E Andrew, Natasha A Lannin, Craig S Anderson, Rohan Grimley, Judith M Katzenellenbogen, James Boyd, Richard Lindley, Michael Pollack, Martin Jude, Ramesh Durairaj, Darshan Shah, Dominique A Cadilhac, Monique F Kilkenny

2019-12-01

Background and Purpose- Despite evidence to support the prescription of antihypertensive medications before hospital discharge to ..

Multicenter, Prospective, Controlled, Before-and-After, Quality Improvement Study (Stroke123) of Acute Stroke Care

Dominique A Cadilhac, Rohan Grimley, Monique F Kilkenny, Nadine E Andrew, Natasha A Lannin, Kelvin Hill, Brenda Grabsch, Christopher R Levi, Amanda G Thrift, Steven G Faux, John Wakefield, Greg Cadigan, Geoffrey A Donnan, Sandy Middleton, Craig S Anderson

2019-06-01

Background and Purpose- Hospital uptake of evidence-based stroke care is variable. We aimed to determine the impact of a multicomp..

Weekend hospital discharge is associated with suboptimal care and outcomes: An observational Australian Stroke Clinical Registry study

Monique F Kilkenny, Natasha A Lannin, Chris Levi, Steven G Faux, Helen M Dewey, Rohan Grimley, Kelvin Hill, Brenda Grabsch, Joosup Kim, Peter Hand, Vanessa Crosby, Michele Gardner, Juan Rois-Gnecco, Vincent Thijs, Craig S Anderson, Geoffrey Donnan, Sandy Middleton, Dominique A Cadilhac

2019-06-01

BACKGROUND: The quality of stroke care may diminish on weekends. AIMS: We aimed to compare the quality of care and outcomes for pa..

Outcomes for Patients With In-Hospital Stroke: A Multicenter Study From the Australian Stroke Clinical Registry (AuSCR)

Dominique A Cadilhac, Monique F Kilkenny, Natasha A Lannin, Helen M Dewey, Christopher R Levi, Kelvin Hill, Brenda Grabsch, Rohan Grimley, David Blacker, Amanda G Thrift, Sandy Middleton, Craig S Anderson, Geoffrey A Donnan

2019-05-01

BACKGROUND: The quality of care and outcomes for people who experience stroke whilst in hospital for another condition has not bee..

Sex Differences in Care and Long-Term Mortality After Stroke: Australian Stroke Clinical Registry

Hoang T Phan, Seana L Gall, Christopher L Blizzard, Natasha A Lannin, Amanda G Thrift, Craig S Anderson, Joosup Kim, Rohan Grimley, Helen C Castley, Peter Hand, Dominique A Cadilhac

2019-03-21

Introduction: There is some evidence that women receive evidence-based care less often than men, but how this influences long-term..

Stroke survivor follow-up in a national registry: Lessons learnt from respondents who completed telephone interviews

Karen M Barclay-Moss, Natasha A Lannin, Brenda Grabsch, Monique Kilkenny, Dominique A Cadilhac

2019-02-01

The Australian Stroke Clinical Registry (AuSCR) collects patient-reported outcomes at 90-180 days post-stroke. During telephone in..

Hospital organizational context and delivery of evidence-based stroke care: a cross-sectional study

Nadine E Andrew, Sandy Middleton, Rohan Grimley, Craig S Anderson, Geoffrey A Donnan, Natasha A Lannin, Enna Striol-Salama, Brenda Grabsch, Monique F Kilkenny, Janet E Squires, Dominique A Cadilhac

2019-01-18

BACKGROUND: Organizational context is one factor influencing the translation of evidence into practice, but data pertaining to pat..

Maximising data value and avoiding data waste: a validation study in stroke research

Monique F Kilkenny, Joosup Kim, Nadine E Andrew, Vijaya Sundararajan, Amanda G Thrift, Judith M Katzenellenbogen, Felicity Flack, Melina Gattellari, James H Boyd, Phil Anderson, Natasha Lannin, Mark Sipthorp, Ying Chen, Trisha Johnston, Craig S Anderson, Sandy Middleton, Geoffrey A Donnan, Dominique A Cadilhac

2019-01-14

OBJECTIVES: To determine the feasibility of linking data from the Australian Stroke Clinical Registry (AuSCR), the National Death ..

Factors influencing self-reported anxiety or depression following stroke or TIA using linked registry and hospital data

Tharshanah Thayabaranathan, Nadine E Andrew, Monique F Kilkenny, Rene Stolwyk, Amanda G Thrift, Rohan Grimley, Trisha Johnston, Vijaya Sundararajan, Natasha A Lannin, Dominique A Cadilhac

2018-12-01

PURPOSE: Approximately 30-50% of survivors experience problems with anxiety or depression post-stroke. It is important to understa..

Quality of Life Is Poorer for Patients With Stroke Who Require an Interpreter: An Observational Australian Registry Study

Monique F Kilkenny, Natasha A Lannin, Craig S Anderson, Helen M Dewey, Joosup Kim, Karen Barclay-Moss, Chris Levi, Steven Faux, Kelvin Hill, Brenda Grabsch, Sandy Middleton, Amanda G Thrift, Rohan Grimley, Geoffrey Donnan, Dominique A Cadilhac

2018-03-01

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: In multicultural Australia, some patients with stroke cannot fully understand, or speak, English. Language..

Prescription of antihypertensive medication at discharge influences survival following stroke

Nadine E Andrew, Joosup Kim, Amanda G Thrift, Monique F Kilkenny, Natasha A Lannin, Craig S Anderson, Geoffrey A Donnan, Kelvin Hill, Sandy Middleton, Christopher Levi, Steven Faux, Rohan Grimley, Nisal Gange, Richard Geraghty, Sharan Ermel, Dominique A Cadilhac

2018-02-27

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the risk of death from cardiovascular disease between patients who were and were not prescribed antihype..

Improving quality and outcomes of stroke care in hospitals: Protocol and statistical analysis plan for the Stroke123 implementation study

Dominique A Cadilhac, Nadine E Andrew, Monique F Kilkenny, Kelvin Hill, Brenda Grabsch, Natasha A Lannin, Amanda G Thrift, Craig S Anderson, Geoffrey A Donnan, Sandy Middleton, Rohan Grimley

2018-01-01

UNLABELLED: Rationale The effectiveness of clinician-focused interventions to improve stroke care is uncertain. Aims To determine ..

Improving discharge care: the potential of a new organisational intervention to improve discharge after hospitalisation for acute stroke, a controlled before-after pilot study.

Dominique A Cadilhac, Nadine E Andrew, Enna Stroil Salama, Kelvin Hill, Sandy Middleton, Eleanor Horton, Ian Meade, Sarah Kuhle, Mark R Nelson, Rohan Grimley, null Australian Stroke Clinical Registry Consortium

2017-08-04

OBJECTIVE: Provision of a discharge care plan and prevention therapies is often suboptimal. Our objective was to design and pilot ..

Improving discharge care: the potential of a new organisational intervention to improve discharge after hospitalisation for acute stroke, a controlled before-after pilot study

Dominique A Cadilhac, Nadine E Andrew, Enna Stroil Salama, Kelvin Hill, Sandy Middleton, Eleanor Horton, Ian Meade, Sarah Kuhle, Mark R Nelson, Rohan Grimley

2017-08-01

Risk-adjusted hospital mortality rates for stroke: evidence from the Australian Stroke Clinical Registry (AuSCR)

Dominique A Cadilhac, Monique F Kilkenny, Christopher R Levi, Natasha A Lannin, Amanda G Thrift, Joosup Kim, Brenda Grabsch, Leonid Churilov, Helen M Dewey, Kelvin Hill, Steven G Faux, Rohan Grimley, Helen Castley, Peter J Hand, Andrew Wong, Geoffrey K Herkes, Melissa Gill, Douglas Crompton, Sandy Middleton, Geoffrey A Donnan

2017-05-01

OBJECTIVES: Hospital data used to assess regional variability in disease management and outcomes, including mortality, lack inform..

Better outcomes for hospitalized patients with TIA when in stroke units: An observational study

Dominique A Cadilhac, Joosup Kim, Natasha A Lannin, Christopher R Levi, Helen M Dewey, Kelvin Hill, Steven Faux, Nadine E Andrew, Monique F Kilkenny, Rohan Grimley, Amanda G Thrift, Brenda Grabsch, Sandy Middleton, Craig S Anderson, Geoffrey A Donnan

2016-05-31

OBJECTIVES: To investigate differences in management and outcomes for patients admitted to the hospital with TIA according to care..

National stroke registries for monitoring and improving the quality of hospital care: A systematic review

Dominique A Cadilhac, Joosup Kim, Natasha A Lannin, Moira K Kapral, Lee H Schwamm, Martin S Dennis, Bo Norrving, Atte Meretoja

2016-01-01

BACKGROUND: Routine monitoring of the quality of stroke care is becoming increasingly important since patient outcomes could be im..