Arch Neurol Chicago
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Arch Neurol Chicago · Jul 2004
Multicenter StudyPrediction of hospital disposition after thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke using the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale.
Early determination of discharge destination after acute stroke may promote earlier rehabilitation and reduce costs by shortening the duration of hospitalization. ⋯ Stroke severity as determined by the admission NIHSS score is the major independent predictor of disposition after hospitalization and treatment with rt-PA for acute stroke in a broad-based population. However, symptomatic ICH after rt-PA is a catastrophic event that may preclude discharge to home.