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Stroke Care Units Versus General Medical Wards for Acute Management of Stroke in Japan

Author(s) -

Takahiro Inoue,

Kiyohide Fushimi

Publication year - 2013

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.113.001684

Subject(s) - medicine , intracerebral hemorrhage , stroke (engine) , propensity score matching , modified rankin scale , odds ratio , cerebral infarction , observational study , emergency medicine , ischemic stroke , subarachnoid hemorrhage , mechanical engineering , ischemia , engineering

The Japanese stroke guideline recommends the use of stroke care units (SCUs) for acute stroke treatment, but few SCUs have been established and the evidence supporting their use is limited. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of SCUs compared with general medical wards (GMWs).

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