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Stroke unit treatment. Long-term effects.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE We have previously shown that treatment in our combined acute and rehabilitation Stroke Unit improves outcome during the first year after onset of stroke compared with stroke patients treated in general wards. The aim of the present trial was to examine the long-term effects of the stroke unit care. METHODS In a randomized controlled trial, 110 patients with symptoms an...
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E vidence that stroke units save lives and reduce disability is now accepted. In some countries, including the United Kingdom, these findings have contributed to a government directive for all hospitals dealing with stroke to have had a dedicated stroke unit by April 2004. Despite the welcome strength of such political mandates, a number of crucial factors must be addressed if a real life strok...
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Background and Purpose—We have previously shown that treatment of acute stroke patients in our stroke unit (SU) compared with treatment in general ward (GWs) improves shortand long-term survival and functional outcome and increases the possibility of earlier discharge to home. The aim of the present study was to identify the differences in treatment between the SU and the GW and to assess which...
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BACKGROUND Specially organised stroke units can be a ward or team that exclusively manages stroke patients (a dedicated stroke unit) or a ward or team that provides a generic disability service (a mixed assessment or rehabilitation unit). OBJECTIVES The objective of this review was to assess the effect of care in a stroke unit compared with conventional care of patients following a stroke. ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Stroke
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0039-2499,1524-4628
DOI: 10.1161/01.str.30.8.1524