Impact of stroke unit in a public hospital on length of hospitalization and rate of early mortality of ischemic stroke patients

We ascertained whether a public health stroke unit reduces the length of hospitalization, the rate of inpatient fatality, and the mortality rate 30 days after the stroke. Methods We compared a cohort of stroke patients managed on a general neurology/medical ward with a similar cohort of stroke pati...

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Main Authors: Maria Sheila G. Rocha, Ana Claudia F. Almeida, Osorio Abath Neto, Marianna P. R. Porto, Sonia Maria D. Brucki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 2013-10-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2013001100774&lng=en&tlng=en
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