Consciousness Level and Off-Hour Admission Affect Discharge Outcome of Acute Stroke Patients: A J-ASPECT Study [Health Services and Outcomes Research]

Conclusions The well-known off-hour effect might be attributed to the severely ill patient population. Thus, sustained stroke care that is sufficient to treat severely ill patients during off-hours is important.

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Source: JAHA:Journal of the American Heart Association - October 21, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Kamitani, S., Nishimura, K., Nakamura, F., Kada, A., Nakagawara, J., Toyoda, K., Ogasawara, K., Ono, J., Shiokawa, Y., Aruga, T., Miyachi, S., Nagata, I., Matsuda, S., Miyamoto, Y., Iwata, M., Suzuki, A., Ishikawa, K. B., Kataoka, H., Morita, K., Kobayash Tags: Health Services and Outcomes Research Source Type: research