Table 3 The transfer of information through discharge letters and outpatient clinic letters
From: Transition of care in stroke patients discharged home: a single-center prospective cohort study
Discharge letter | Outpatient clinic letter | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Logistics | ||||
Letters sent to GP | 33 | 24 | ||
Sent in time according to guideline | 6 | 18% | 3 | 13% |
Time-to-send, days (median, IQR) | 4 | IQR 4 | 9 | IQR 6 |
Hospital additionally briefed GP via telephone call | 3 | 10% | 0 | |
Contents, presence of: | ||||
Diagnosis | 33 | 100% | 24 | 100% |
NIHSS on admission | 29 | 94% | 0 | |
LDL-cholesterol level | 33 | 100% | 24 | 100% |
LDL-cholesterol target | 5 | 15% | 24 | 100% |
Blood pressure on discharge | 15 | 45% | 24 | 100% |
Blood pressure target | 0 | 0% | 10 | 42% |
Discharge destination | 33 | 100% | 24 | 100% |
Cognitive/emotional complaints | 16 | 67% | ||
Does have complaints and asks GP to follow-up | 11 | |||
Does not have complaints | 5 | |||