Discharge destination as a surrogate for Modified Rankin Scale defined outcomes at 3- and 12-months poststroke among stroke survivors.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the predictive value of discharge destination as a surrogate for defining unfavorable outcome at 3- and 12-months poststroke.

Design

Analysis of the prospectively collected data from a randomized, placebo-controlled trial in patients with ischemic stroke presenting within 3 hours of symptom onset.

Setting

Post hoc analysis of patients recruited in a clinical trial.

Participants

Patients (N=530) discharged alive from the hospital after ischemic stroke.

Interventions

Not applicable.

Main outcome measures

Positive and negative predictive value and likelihood ratios of discharge destination for unfavorable outcome at 3- and 12-months poststroke defined by a Modified Rankin Scale (MRS) score of 2 to 6, 3 to 6, or 4 to 6. A likeli

SUBMITTER: Qureshi AI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5696633 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature