Discharge destination after acute hospitalization strongly predicts three month disability outcome in ischemic stroke.
CONCLUSIONS: Discharge destination is a powerful predictor of final 3 month global disability outcomes and a valid outcome measure for use in local and national quality improvement programs.
PMID: 26410209 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience - Category: Neurology Tags: Restor Neurol Neurosci Source Type: research
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