Outcomes Reference: stroke unit admission versus stroke unit non-admission N = 2043 patients | Admission into a SUa N = 60 hospitals Odds ratio (95% CI)b | Met all SU criteria N = 59 hospitals Odds ratio (95% CI) |
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Modified Rankin Score (mRS) on discharge 0–2 (i.e., none to slight disability) [29] | 1.46 (0.98, 2.18)** | 1.63 (1.08, 2.46)* |
Stroke progression (including hemorrhagic transformation) | 0.63 (0.41, 0.96)* | 0.63 (0.41, 0.98)* |
New stroke (recurrent event in hospital) | 0.36 (0.18, 0.74)* | 0.38 (0.18, 0.81)* |
Discharge destinationc | ||
Discharged home | 1.17 (0.79, 1.75) | 1.32 (0.88, 2.00) |
Discharged to inpatient rehabilitation | 2.29 (1.65, 3.18)* | 2.39 (1.71, 3.37)* |
Discharged to an aged care facility | 0.59 (0.35, 1.01) | 0.59 (0.35, 1.01) |
Died in hospital | 0.20 (0.13, 0.31)* | 0.22 (0.14, 0.35)* |
Died or discharged to aged care facility | 0.28 (0.19, 0.41)* | 0.29 (0.19, 0.44)* |