Recent Trends in Inpatient Mortality and Resource Utilization for Patients with Stroke in the United States: 2005-2009

Conclusions: Between 2005 and 2009, in-hospital mortality for patients hospitalized with stroke improved despite increasing severity of illness. At the same time, the average charge for hospitalization increased by 28% despite unchanged cost of treatment and shorter length of stay.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - April 1, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Maria Stepanova, Chapy Venkatesan, Laith Altaweel, Alita Mishra, Zobair M. Younossi Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research