PharmacoEconomics
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Limited information exists on the best way to organise stroke rehabilitation after hospital discharge and the relative costs of such services. ⋯ A policy of early hospital discharge and home-based rehabilitation for patients with stroke may reduce the use of hospital beds without compromising clinical outcomes. Our analysis shows this service to be a cost saving alternative to conventional in-hospital stroke rehabilitation for an important subgroup of patients with stroke-related disability.
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Limited information exists on the best way to organise stroke rehabilitation after hospital discharge and the relative costs of such services. ⋯ A policy of early hospital discharge and home-based rehabilitation for patients with stroke may reduce the use of hospital beds without compromising clinical outcomes. Our analysis shows this service to be a cost saving alternative to conventional in-hospital stroke rehabilitation for an important subgroup of patients with stroke-related disability.