Open AccessDoes the Prevention of Complications Explain the Survival Benefit of Organized Inpatient (Stroke Unit) Care?
Author(s) -
Lindsay Govan,
Peter Langhorne,
Christopher J. Weir
Publication year - 2007
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/strokeaha.106.478842
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , odds ratio , emergency medicine , intensive care unit , intensive care medicine , mechanical engineering , engineering
Systematic reviews have shown that organized inpatient (stroke unit) care reduces the risk of death after stroke. However, it is unclear how this is achieved. We tested whether stroke unit care could reduce deaths by preventing complications.
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