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- Title
Length of Hospital Stay After Stroke: A Korean Nationwide Study.
- Authors
Ji-Ho Kang; Hee-Joon Bae; Young-Ah Choi; Sang Heon Lee; Hyung Ik Shin
- Abstract
Objective To investigate the length of hospital stay (LOS) after stroke using the database of the Korean Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service. Methods We matched the data of patients admitted for ischemic stroke onset within 7 days in the Departments of Neurology of 12 hospitals to the data from the database of the Korean Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service. We recruited 3,839 patients who were hospitalized between January 2011 and December 2011, had a previous modified Rankin Scale of 0, and no acute hospital readmission after discharge. The patients were divided according to the initial National Institute of Health Stroke Scale score (mild, ≤5; moderate, >5 and ≤13; severe, >13); we compared the number of hospitals that admitted patients and LOS after stroke according to severity, age, and sex. Results The mean LOS was 115.6±219.0 days (median, 19.4 days) and the mean number of hospitals was 3.3±2.1 (median, 2.0). LOS was longer in patients with severe stroke (mild, 65.1±146.7 days; moderate, 223.1±286.0 days; and severe, 313.2±336.8 days). The number of admitting hospitals was greater for severe stroke (mild, 2.9±1.7; moderate, 4.3±2.6; and severe, 4.5±2.4). LOS was longer in women and shorter in patients less than 65 years of age. Conclusion LOS after stroke differed according to the stroke severity, sex, and age. These results will be useful in determining the appropriate LOS after stroke in the Korean medical system.
- Subjects
SOUTH Korea; STROKE rehabilitation; LENGTH of stay in hospitals; MEDICAL databases; HOSPITALS; NEUROLOGY
- Publication
Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2016, Vol 40, Issue 4, p675
- ISSN
2234-0645
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5535/arm.2016.40.4.675