Outcomes for Patients With In-Hospital Stroke: A Multicenter Study From the Australian Stroke Clinical Registry (AuSCR)

DA Cadilhac; MF Kilkenny; NA Lannin; HM Dewey; CR Levi; K Hill; B Grabsch; R Grimley; D Blacker; AG Thrift; S Middleton; CS Anderson; GA Donnan

Journal article

Outcomes for Patients With In-Hospital Stroke: A Multicenter Study From the Australian Stroke Clinical Registry (AuSCR)

DA Cadilhac, MF Kilkenny, NA Lannin, HM Dewey, CR Levi, K Hill, B Grabsch, R Grimley, D Blacker, AG Thrift, S Middleton, CS Anderson, GA Donnan

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases | ELSEVIER | Published : 2019

DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2019.01.026

Abstract

Background: The quality of care and outcomes for people who experience stroke whilst in hospital for another condition has not been previously studied in Australia. Aims: To explore differences in long-term outcomes among patients with in-hospital events treated in stroke units (SUs) compared to those managed in other hospital wards. Methods: Forty-five hospitals participating in the Australian Stroke Clinical Registry between January 2010 and December 2014 contributed data. Survival of all patients with in-hospital stroke to 180 days after stroke and health-related quality of life, using EQ-5D-3L among 73% eligible, were compared using multilevel, multivariable regression models. Models wer..

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Dominique Cadilhac Author

Geoffrey Donnan Author

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Funding Acknowledgements

The following authors received fellowship grants from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC): DAC (1063761 co-funded Heart Foundation), CRL (1043913), MFK (1109426), AGT (1042600), and CSA (1081356). AuSCR was supported by grants from the NHMRC (1034415), Monash University, Queensland Health, Stroke Foundation, Allergan, Ipsen, and Boehringer Ingelheim.