Treatment and rehabilitation of patients with stroke
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A rapid summary of evidence supporting treatment in organised stroke units compared to treatment in general wards.
Key message
Background
A national patient safety campaign, planned to start in 2011, is being prepared. To support decisions regarding the choice of priority areas and interventions, we have performed a rapid summary of evidence supporting treatment in organised stroke units compared to treatment in general wards.
Commission
The summary was performed on commission of The Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services, The secretary of the patient safety campaign 2011.
Main conclusions
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Treatment in organised stroke units compared may result in reduced mortality (medium quality) and reduced length of hospital stay (low quality)
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Treatment in organised stroke units probably has very little or no effect on dependency (medium quality) and the need for institutionalisation (low quality)
The conclusions are based on a new report from The Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services and a Cochrane review from 2007.