Acute stroke units and early CT scans are linked to lower in-hospital mortality rates

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Basic figures 10% of people admitted with a primary diagnosis of stroke will die within two days The 30 day in-hospital death rate is 29%, and the total in-hospital death rate is 34% Crude in-hospital death rate by unit ranged from 10.8% to 48.9% View larger version: In this window In a new window In-hospital death rate after emergency admission for stroke, England, 2001 View larger version: In this window In a new window Cumulative in-hospital death rate after emergency admission for stroke, England, 2001 Dr Foster's Case Notes are compiled by Prof Brian Jarman, Dr Paul Aylin and Dr Alex Bottle of the Dr Foster Unit at Imperial College. Dr Foster is an independent research and publishing organisation created to examine measures of clinical performance. Full methodological details are available on bmj.com http://www.drfoster.com/

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