Impact of a Stroke Unit on Length of Hospital Stay and In-Hospital Case Fatality | Zendy

Hai Feng Zhu | Zendy; Nancy Newcommon | Zendy; Mary Elizabeth Cooper | Zendy; Theresa Green | Zendy; Barbara Seal | Zendy; Gary Klein | Zendy; Nicolas U. Weir | Zendy; Shelagh B. Coutts | Zendy; Tim Watson | Zendy; Philip A. Barber | Zendy; Andrew M. Demchuk | Zendy; Michael D. Hill | Zendy

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Impact of a Stroke Unit on Length of Hospital Stay and In-Hospital Case Fatality

Author(s) -

Hai Feng Zhu,

Nancy Newcommon,

Mary Elizabeth Cooper,

Theresa Green,

Barbara Seal,

Gary Klein,

Nicolas U. Weir,

Shelagh B. Coutts,

Tim Watson,

Philip A. Barber,

Andrew M. Demchuk,

Michael D. Hill

Publication year - 2008

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.108.527606

Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , neurology , emergency medicine , case fatality rate , cohort , retrospective cohort study , odds ratio , logistic regression , cohort study , pediatrics , epidemiology , mechanical engineering , psychiatry , engineering

Randomized trials have demonstrated reduced morbidity and mortality with stroke unit care; however, the effect on length of stay, and hence the economic benefit, is less well-defined. In 2001, a multidisciplinary stroke unit was opened at our institution. We observed whether a stroke unit reduces length of stay and in-hospital case fatality when compared to admission to a general neurology/medical ward.

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