Association between hospital volume, processes of care and outcomes after acute ischaemic stroke: a prospective observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

There is uncertainty with respect to the hospital volume and clinical outcomes for patients with stroke. This study aimed to assess the association between hospital volume, processes of care and outcomes after ischaemic stroke.

Design

A multicentre prospective cohort study.

Setting

Two hundred and seventeen secondary or tertiary public hospitals from China.

Participants

A total of 17 550 patients within 7 days of acute ischaemic stroke were included.

Main outcome measures

The outcomes included all-cause mortality, poor outcome, recurrent stroke, and combined vascular events at 3 months and 1 year. The patients were divided into four groups based on quartiles of the hospital volume. We compared the difference in the process of care across the g

SUBMITTER: Zhang R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9185595 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature