Does service heterogeneity have an impact on acute hospital length of stay in stroke? A UK-based multicentre prospective cohort study.
Michelle TørnesDavid McLernonMax BachmannStanley MusgraveElizabeth A WarburtonJohn F PotterPhyo Kyaw Myintnull nullPublished in: BMJ open (2019)
We have clearly demonstrated that AHLOS varies between different hospitals, and that the most important patient-level explanatory variables are discharge mRS, dementia and inpatient complications. We highlight the potential importance of stroke volume in influencing these differences but cannot discount the potential effect of unmeasured confounders.
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