A comparison of characteristics and resource use between in-hospital and admitted patients with stroke.
J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2010 Sep-Oct;19(5):357-63
Authors: Bhalla A, Smeeton N, Rudd AG, Heuschmann P, Wolfe CD
Although in-hospital stroke is not a common occurrence, it is important to identify what components of stroke care these patients receive. The aims of this study were to estimate the clinical characteristics, process of stroke care, and mortality in patients admitted to hospital with stroke compared with patients with in-hospital strokes.
PMID: 20542447 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]