Hospital Readmission Rates Among Mechanically Ventilated Patients With Stroke [Brief Reports]

Conclusions—
Approximately one quarter of mechanically ventilated patients with stroke who survive to discharge are readmitted to the hospital within 30 days. Readmission rates are significantly higher in patients with stroke who undergo tracheostomy, but the difference is not clinically meaningful. Thirty-day readmission rates among mechanically ventilated patients with stroke are similar to Medicare beneficiaries hospitalized with major medical diseases such as pneumonia.

Source: Stroke - September 28, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Lahiri, S., Navi, B. B., Mayer, S. A., Rosengart, A., Merkler, A. E., Claassen, J., Kamel, H. Tags: Acute Cerebral Hemorrhage, Acute Cerebral Infarction, Emergency treatment of Stroke, Other Stroke Treatment - Medical Brief Reports Source Type: research