Abstract WP355: Intracerebral Hemorrhage Care in a Stroke Unit is Safe and Associated With Lower Costs

Abstract only Background: There is little data to support level of care decisions for lower risk intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) patients. The addition of a dedicated stroke unit (SU) at our institution allowed for a comparison of such patients cared for in the intensive care unit (ICU) or SU. We hyp...

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Published in:Stroke (1970) 2016-02, Vol.47 (suppl_1)
Main Authors: Fehnel, Corey R, Wendell, Linda C, Potter, N. Stevenson, Glerum, Kimberly, Jones, Richard N, Khan, Muhib, Silver, Brian, Furie, Karen L, Thompson, Bradford B
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Language:English
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Summary:Abstract only Background: There is little data to support level of care decisions for lower risk intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) patients. The addition of a dedicated stroke unit (SU) at our institution allowed for a comparison of such patients cared for in the intensive care unit (ICU) or SU. We hypothesized that SU care of select ICH patients would not change functional outcome, and result in reduced costs. Methods: Two retrospective cohorts of consecutive patients with small (.05). Prior antiplatelet use, ICH location, and ICH score did not differ between groups. Intraventricular hemorrhage and hydrocephalus were more common in the ICU group (P.05). Median hospital length of stay was 6 days in the ICU group and 3 days in SU group (P
ISSN:0039-2499
1524-4628
DOI:10.1161/str.47.suppl_1.wp355