Do all ischemic stroke subtypes benefit from organized inpatient stroke care?

ABSTRACT:

Background

There are limited data on the effectiveness of organized stroke care in different ischemic stroke subtypes in the real-world setting. We analyzed the effect of organized stroke care in all stroke subtypes in a longitudinal cohort study using data from the Registry of the Canadian Stroke Network.

Methods

Between July 2003 and September 2007, there were 6,223 consecutive patients with ischemic stroke subtype information by Trial of Org 10172 in Acute Stroke Treatment criteria. Subtypes were categorized as large artery atherosclerotic disease, lacunar, cardioembolic, or other. The amount of organized stroke care was quantified using the previously published organized care index (OCI), graded 0-3 based on the presence or absence of occupational therapy or physiotherap

SUBMITTER: Smith EE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2918471 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature