Drivers of healthcare costs in patients with ischaemic stroke: a hospital-based retrospective cohort study

Conclusion The number of admitted days was the most important driver of costs in all subgroups of patients with ischaemic stroke. This implicates that to reduce healthcare costs for patients who had a stroke, focus should be on reducing length of hospital stay.
Source: BMJ Open - Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Open access, Neurology Source Type: research