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This trial has been rated according to reported aspects of its internal validity and interpretability. To make decisions about the application of the trial to clinical practice it is necessary to obtain and read the full article.

Role of stroke rehabilitation units in managing severe disability after stroke
L. Kalra and J. Eade (1995)

Journal Title: Stroke; a Journal of Cerebral Circulation
Volume 26; Issue 11; Pages 2031-4

Method: Randomised controlled trial
Internal Validity Score: 3/8		Statistical Reporting Score: 2/2
• Random allocation: Yes		• Between-group comparisons: Yes
• Concealed allocation: No		• Point estimates and variability: Yes
• Baseline comparability: Yes
• Blind assessors: No
• Blind subjects: No
• Blind therapists: No
• Adequate follow-up: Yes
• Intention-to-treat analysis: No

Eligibility Criteria Specified: Yes

Rating Status: This rating has been confirmed.

Abstract Summary

Intervention:	Stroke unit
Comparison:	General medical ward
Population:	Stroke patients, inpatients, poor prognosis. N=71.
Main outcomes:	Mortality, discharge home, median length of hospital stay
Main results:	Patients treated with severe stroke on the stroke rehabilitation unit had a lower mortality rate (21% versus 46%, p<.05); higher rate of discharge home (47% versus 19%, p<.01) and had shorter median length of hospital stay (43 versus 59 days, p<.02) compared with those in general wards.

This abstract can be viewed at: stroke.ahajournals.org/content/26/11/2031.short

This abstract summary has been prepared by the OTseeker team and may not fully represent the original abstract. It is recommended that readers obtain the original abstract or report to confirm the content.

Abstracts and full text from this journal may be available from the Stroke website: stroke.ahajournals.org

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