Economic Consequences of Early Inpatient Discharge to Community-Based Rehabilitation for Stroke in an Inner-London Teaching Hospital | Zendy

Roger Beech | Zendy; Anthony Rudd | Zendy; Kate Tilling | Zendy; Charles Wolfe | Zendy

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Economic Consequences of Early Inpatient Discharge to Community-Based Rehabilitation for Stroke in an Inner-London Teaching Hospital

Author(s) -

Roger Beech,

Anthony Rudd,

Kate Tilling,

Charles Wolfe

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.30.4.729

Subject(s) - medicine , attendance , randomization , inpatient care , randomized controlled trial , hospital discharge , stroke (engine) , rehabilitation , occupational therapy , emergency medicine , health care , physical therapy , surgery , intensive care medicine , mechanical engineering , engineering , economics , economic growth

In an inner-London teaching hospital, a randomized trial of "conventional" care versus early discharge to community-based therapy found no significant differences in clinical outcomes between patient groups. This report examines the economic consequences of the alternative strategies.

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