Implementation of a Physician-Based Stroke Unit in a Remote Hospital of North-East India-Tezpur Model.

ABSTRACT: Objective  The study aims to determine the effects of implementing stroke unit (SU) care in a remote hospital in North-East India. Materials and Methods  This before-and-after implementation study was performed at the Baptist Christian Mission Hospital, Tezpur, Assam between January 2015 and December 2017. Before the implementation of stroke unit care (pre-SU), we collected information on usual stroke care and 1-month outcome of 125 consecutive stroke admissions. Staff was then trained in the delivery of SU care for 1 month, and the same information was collected in a second (post-SU) cohort of 125 patients. Statistical Analysis  Chi-square and Mann-Whitney U test were used to compare group differences. The loss to follow-up was imputed by using multiple imputations us

SUBMITTER: John L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8064833 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature