Predictors of prolonged hospital stay in a Comprehensive Stroke Unit.

Ana Paula Gaspari Elaine Drehmer DE Almeida Cruz Josemar Batista Francine Taporosky Alpendre Viviane de Hiroki Flumignan Zetola Marcos Christiano Lange

Published in: Revista latino-americana de enfermagem (2019)

this study showed that three complications delayed hospital discharge in patients admitted in a stroke unit, two preventable ones: pneumonia and urinary tract infection. More intense measures to avoid them should be included in the performance indicators to reduce the length of hospital stay in stroke units.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
urinary tract infection
healthcare
adverse drug
risk factors
cerebral ischemia
acute care
blood brain barrier
drug induced