Discharge after stroke

Discharge outcome after stroke rehabilitation.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to examine the relations between host characteristics (age and side of body affected) and program variables (lengths of stay in acute care and rehabilitation, levels of functional ability at admission and discharge, and rates of community discharge). METHODS A sample of 7,905 patients was drawn from medical rehabilitation facilities enrolle...

Model of hospital-supported discharge after stroke.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Readmission rate within 6 months after a stroke is 40% to 50%. The purpose of the project was to evaluate whether an interdisciplinary stroke team could reduce length of hospital stay, readmission rate, increase patient satisfaction and reduce dependency of help. METHODS One hundred and ninety-eight patients with acute stroke were randomized into 103 patients whose disc...

Predicting Discharge Mortality after Acute Ischemic Stroke Using Balanced Data

Several models have been developed to predict stroke outcomes (e.g., stroke mortality, patient dependence, etc.) in recent decades. However, there is little discussion regarding the problem of between-class imbalance in stroke datasets, which leads to prediction bias and decreased performance. In this paper, we demonstrate the use of the Synthetic Minority Over-sampling Technique to overcome su...

Review: early supported discharge reduces death or dependence after stroke.

Body mass index and hospital discharge outcomes after ischemic stroke.

BACKGROUND Obesity is a risk factor for vascular disease and has been associated with poorer outcomes in hospitalized patients. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the relationship between body mass index (BMI) (calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared) and discharge outcomes among persons hospitalized for ischemic stroke. METHODS The relationship between BMI and discharge ou...