Impact of transfer status on hospitalization cost and discharge disposition for acute ischemic stroke across the US.

CONCLUSIONS The study showed that hospital cost for acute stroke intervention is significantly higher for a transferred patient than for a direct admission. Moreover, the frequency of OTR discharge was significantly higher among transferred patients than direct admissions. Future strategies should focus on ways and means of transporting patients appropriately and directly to stroke centers.
PMID: 26452123 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Journal of Neurosurgery - October 9, 2015 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Sonig A, Lin N, Krishna C, Natarajan SK, Mokin M, Hopkins LN, Snyder KV, Levy EI, Siddiqui AH Tags: J Neurosurg Source Type: research