Impact of stroke-associated pneumonia on mortality, length of hospitalization, and functional outcome.
W H TehC J SmithR S BarlasA D WoodJ H Bettencourt-SilvaA B ClarkA K MetcalfK M BowlesJ F PotterPhyo Kyaw MyintPublished in: Acta neurologica Scandinavica (2018)
Stroke-associated pneumonia is not associated with increased long-term mortality, but it is linked with increased mortality up to 1 year, prolonged LOS, and poor functional outcome on discharge. Targeted intervention strategies are required to improve outcomes of SAP patients who survive to hospital discharge.