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To compare the hospitalization costs and survival outcomes of different organizational models for stroke care across European healthcare centers.

July 1, 2001ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam)Open Access

A Comparison of the Costs and Survival of Hospital-Admitted Stroke Patients Across Europe

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RGRichard GrieveOntario Institute for Cancer Research JHJohn HuttonUniversity of Essex ABAjay BhallaNational Health Service

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Multicenter cohort study reveals substantial variations in hospital costs and survival among stroke patients, indicating that organized care models influence clinical and economic outcomes.

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To compare the hospitalization costs and survival outcomes of different organizational models for stroke care across European healthcare centers.
Analyzed data from 1,847 hospitalized stroke patients across 13 European centers, measuring demographic, case-mix, and resource use variables.
Converted unit costs to US dollars using the purchasing power parity index.
Used Cox proportional hazards and linear regression models adjusted for case mix to evaluate survival and cost differences.
Adjusted mean predicted costs ranged from $466 (95% CI, 181 to 751) in Riga, Latvia to $8,512 (95% CI, 7,696 to 9,328) in Copenhagen, Denmark, with average hospital stays ranging from 8.3 to 36.8 days.
Organized stroke care units were utilized by at least 80% of patients across Finnish centers, but were not available in Almada, Menorca, or Riga.
Compared to Riga, mortality risk was significantly lower in Turku A (HR 0.18; 95% CI, 0.10 to 0.32), Turku B (HR 0.18; 95% CI, 0.10 to 0.32), Menorca (HR 0.56; 95% CI, 0.33 to 0.96), and Warsaw (HR 0.68; 95% CI, 0.48 to 0.96).

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Grieve et al. (2001) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a76b72cf6b553d308adfe38 https://doi.org/10.1161/01.str.32.7.1684

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Multicenter cohort study reveals substantial variations in hospital costs and survival among stroke patients, indicating that organized care models influence clinical and economic outcomes.

A Comparison of the Costs and Survival of Hospital-Admitted Stroke Patients Across Europe

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A Comparison of the Costs and Survival of Hospital-Admitted Stroke Patients Across Europe

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