Stroke unit treatment. 10-year follow-up.
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE We have previously shown that treatment in our combined acute and rehabilitation stroke unit (SU) improves the outcome during the first 5 years after onset of stroke compared with that for stroke patients treated in general wards (GW). The aim of the present trial was to examine the effects of SU care after 10 years of follow-up. METHODS In a randomized controlled trial, 110 patients with symptoms and signs of an acute stroke were allocated to the SU and 110 to GW. No significant differences existed in baseline characteristics between the groups. The outcome after 10 years was measured by the proportion of patients at home, the proportion of patients in an institution, the mortality, and the functional state as assessed by the Barthel Index, in which a Barthel Index score of >/=60 was classified as independent or partly independent and a score of >/=95 was classified as independent. RESULTS After 10 years, 21 (19.1%) of the patients randomized to the SU and 9 (8.2%) of the patients randomized to the GW were at home (P=0.0184). Eighty-three (75.5%) of the patients from the SU and 96 (87.3%) of the patients from the GW were dead (P=0.0082), and 6 (5.4%) and 5 (4.5%), respectively, were in an institution (eg, nursing home; NS). Twenty-two (20.0%) of the SU patients and 9 (8. 2%) of the GW patients had a Barthel Index score of >/=60 (P=0.0118), and 14 (12.7%) and 6 (5.4%), respectively, had a score of >/=95 (P=0.0606). CONCLUSIONS For the first time it has been shown that SU care improves survival and functional state and increases the proportion of patients able to live at home 10 years after their stroke. Treatment in combined acute and rehabilitation SU seems to have important long-term effects on outcome for stroke patients.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Stroke
دوره 30 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1999