Safety and Costs of Stroke Unit Admission for Select Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage Patients
Fehnel C, Glerum K, Wendell L, Potter N, Silver B, Khan M, Saad A, Yaghi S, Jones R, Furie K, Thompson B. Safety and Costs of Stroke Unit Admission for Select Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage Patients. The Neurohospitalist 2017, 8: 12-17. PMID: 29276557, PMCID: PMC5734507, DOI: 10.1177/1941874417712158.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntensive care unitStroke unit admissionIntracerebral hemorrhage patientsUnit admissionHemorrhage patientsFunctional outcomeAcute intracerebral hemorrhage patientsDirect patient costsPoor functional statusRetrospective cohort studyRate of complicationsPoor functional outcomeSkilled nursing facilitiesDirect inpatient costsMean mRSHospital lengthICU groupBaseline characteristicsCohort studyDischarge dispositionPatient characteristicsSecondary outcomesSelect patientsConsecutive patientsPrimary outcome