Better outcomes for hospitalized patients with TIA when in stroke units: An observational study

DA Cadilhac; J Kim; NA Lannin; CR Levi; HM Dewey; K Hill; S Faux; NE Andrew; MF Kilkenny; R Grimley; AG Thrift; B Grabsch; S Middleton; CS Anderson; GA Donnan

Journal article

Better outcomes for hospitalized patients with TIA when in stroke units: An observational study

DA Cadilhac, J Kim, NA Lannin, CR Levi, HM Dewey, K Hill, S Faux, NE Andrew, MF Kilkenny, R Grimley, AG Thrift, B Grabsch, S Middleton, CS Anderson, GA Donnan

Neurology | LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS | Published : 2016

DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000002715

Abstract

Objectives: To investigate differences in management and outcomes for patients admitted to the hospital with TIA according to care on a stroke unit (SU) or alternate ward setting up to 180 days post event. Methods: TIA admissions from 40 hospitals participating in the Australian Stroke Clinical Registry during 2010-2013 were assessed. Propensity score matching was used to assess outcomes by treatment group including Cox proportional hazards regression to compare survival differences and other appropriate multivariable regression models for outcomes including health-related quality of life and readmissions. Results: Among 3,007 patients with TIA (mean age 73 years, 54% male), 1,110 pairs coul..

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Dominique Cadilhac Author

Geoffrey Donnan Author

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Funding Acknowledgements

D.A.C. was supported by a fellowship from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC; 1063761 cofunded by the National Heart Foundation). A.G.T. was supported by a fellowship from the NHMRC (1042600). N.E.A. was supported by an NHMRC Early Career Fellowship (1072053). C.S.A. holds an NHMRC Senior Principal Research fellowship (1081356). AuSCR was supported by grants from the NHMRC (1034415), Allergan, Ipsen, Boehringer Ingelheim, Monash University, Queensland Health, and the National Stroke Foundation.