Higher Stroke Unit Volume Associated With Improved Quality of Early Stroke Care and Reduced Length of Stay | Zendy

Marie Louise Svendsen | Zendy; Lars Holger Ehlers | Zendy; Annette Ingeman | Zendy; Søren Paaske Johnsen | Zendy

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Higher Stroke Unit Volume Associated With Improved Quality of Early Stroke Care and Reduced Length of Stay

Author(s) -

Marie Louise Svendsen,

Lars Holger Ehlers,

Annette Ingeman,

Søren Paaske Johnsen

Publication year - 2012

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.111.645184

Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , population , stroke volume , cohort , emergency medicine , cohort study , physical therapy , blood pressure , mechanical engineering , heart rate , environmental health , engineering

Specialized stroke unit care improves outcome among patients with stroke, but it is unclear whether there are any scale advantages in costs and clinical outcome from treating a larger number of patients. We examined whether the case volume in stroke units was associated with quality of early stroke care, mortality, and hospital bed-day use.

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