Impact of Stroke Care Unit on Patient Outcomes in a Community Hospital | Zendy

Alexander Tamm | Zendy; Muzaffar Siddiqui | Zendy; Ashfaq Shuaib | Zendy; Kenneth Butcher | Zendy; Rajive Jassal | Zendy; M Muratoglu | Zendy; Brian Buck | Zendy

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Impact of Stroke Care Unit on Patient Outcomes in a Community Hospital

Author(s) -

Alexander Tamm,

Muzaffar Siddiqui,

Ashfaq Shuaib,

Kenneth Butcher,

Rajive Jassal,

M Muratoglu,

Brian Buck

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.113.002504

Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , stroke (engine) , confidence interval , retrospective cohort study , emergency medicine , population , community hospital , cohort , odds , pediatrics , logistic regression , nursing , environmental health , mechanical engineering , engineering

Geographically distinct multidisciplinary stroke care units (SCUs) have been shown by systematic reviews to have superior patient outcomes compared with conventional care in general medical wards. However, the effectiveness of SCUs in smaller North American community hospitals is less well defined. The objective of this study was to determine the impact of establishing a specialized SCU at a community hospital on patient outcomes.

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