We conducted an observational study to this purpose. Retrospective data were collected with standard report forms from the medical records of 253 consecutive patients admitted for ischemic strokes in 29 Italian hospitals in June 2004. Patients with hemorrhagic strokes and transient ischemic attacks were excluded. Stroke in-hospital mortality was selected as the primary outcome and dependency at discharge measured using the Functional Independence Measure as the secondary outcome. Overall in-hospital stroke mortality was 19.76%. In conclusion, we think that our data adds further evidence in favor of the argument that stroke patients are best served by a comprehensive and specialized inpatient care and not by individual interventions.

Reducing Stroke In-hospital Mortality: Organized Care is a Complex Intervention / Panella, M; Brambilla, R; Marchisio, S; DI STANISLAO, Francesco. - In: STROKE. - ISSN 0039-2499. - 39:(2008), pp. e186-e186. [10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.533877]

Reducing Stroke In-hospital Mortality: Organized Care is a Complex Intervention

DI STANISLAO, FRANCESCO
2008-01-01

Abstract

We conducted an observational study to this purpose. Retrospective data were collected with standard report forms from the medical records of 253 consecutive patients admitted for ischemic strokes in 29 Italian hospitals in June 2004. Patients with hemorrhagic strokes and transient ischemic attacks were excluded. Stroke in-hospital mortality was selected as the primary outcome and dependency at discharge measured using the Functional Independence Measure as the secondary outcome. Overall in-hospital stroke mortality was 19.76%. In conclusion, we think that our data adds further evidence in favor of the argument that stroke patients are best served by a comprehensive and specialized inpatient care and not by individual interventions.
2008
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