Impact of stroke unit in a public hospital on length of hospitalization and rate of early mortality of ischemic stroke patients
Document title: Impact of stroke unit in a public hospital on length of hospitalization and rate of early mortality of ischemic stroke patients
Journal: Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria
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System number: 000569734
ISSN: 0004-282X
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Institutions: 1Hospital Santa Marcelina, Department of Neurology, Sao Paulo, SP. Brasil
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Volumen: 71
Number: 10
Pages: 774-779
Country: Brasil
Language: Inglés
Portuguese abstract Avaliar o impacto da unidade de AVC (acidente vascular cerebral) no sistema público de saúde sobre o tempo de internação, mortalidade hospitalar e mortalidade após 30 dias do AVC agudo. Métodos Comparamos uma coorte de pacientes com AVC agudo tratados em enfermaria neurológica ou geral (EG) com uma coorte similar de pacientes com AVC tratados em uma unidade de AVC (UAVC), em um mesmo hospital público. Resultados 729 pacientes foram conduzidos na EG e 344 foram tratados em uma UAVC. A mortalidade inicial foi de 14,7% na EG e 6,9% na UAVC (p<0,001). A mortalidade geral em 30 dias após o AVC foi de 20.9% nos pacientes tratados na EG e 14,2% naqueles tratados na UAVC (p=0,005). Conclusão Observamos significante redução da mortalidade inicial e da mortalidade após 30 dias do AVC nos pacientes tratados na UAVC. Não houve impacto sobre o tempo de internação.
English abstract 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 patients managed in a str oke unit. The in-patient fatality rates and 30-day mortality rates were analyzed. Results 729 patients were managed in the general ward and 344 were treated at a comprehensive stroke unit. The in-patient fatality rates were 14.7% for the general ward group and 6.9% for the stroke unit group (p<0.001). The overall mortality rate 30 days after stroke was 20.9% for general ward patients and 14.2% for stroke unit patients (p=0.005). Conclusions We observed reduced in-patient fatalities and 30-day mortality rates in patients managed in the stroke unit. There was no impact on the length of hospitalization.
Keyword: Mortality,
Stroke,
Stroke unit,
Hospitalization length
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