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Birgitta Stegmayr | Zendy; Kjell Asplund | Zendy; Kerstin HulterÅsberg | Zendy; Bo Norrving | Zendy; Markku Peltonen | Zendy; Andreas Terént | Zendy; P O Wester | Zendy

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Stroke Units in Their Natural Habitat

Author(s) -

Birgitta Stegmayr,

Kjell Asplund,

Kerstin HulterÅsberg,

Bo Norrving,

Markku Peltonen,

Andreas Terént,

P O Wester

Publication year - 1999

Publication title -

stroke

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397

H-Index - 319

eISSN - 1524-4628

pISSN - 0039-2499

DOI - 10.1161/01.str.30.4.709

Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , relative risk , confidence interval , subarachnoid hemorrhage , observational study , case fatality rate , randomized controlled trial , emergency medicine , acute stroke , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , epidemiology , mechanical engineering , tissue plasminogen activator , engineering

Meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials of acute stroke care have shown care in stroke units (SUs) to be superior to that in conventional general medical, neurological, or geriatric wards, with reductions in early case fatality, functional outcome, and the need for long-term institutionalization. This study examined whether these results can be reproduced in clinical practice.

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