Acute medical complications in patients admitted to a stroke unit and safe transfer to rehabilitation

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 619-623

  Bonaiuti, Donatella ^a   Sioli, Paolo ^a   Fumagalli, Lorenzo ^a   Beghi, Ettore ^b   Agostoni, Elio ^c  

^a SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^c A MANZONI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute complications; Rehabilitation; Stroke; Stroke unit

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN G;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FEVER; GAIT DISORDER; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PNEUMONIA; RANKIN SCALE; REHABILITATION CENTER; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; STROKE UNIT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANOXIA; FEMALE; FEVER; HEART DISEASES; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT TRANSFER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STROKE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053959512     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: 15903478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-011-0588-2     Document Type: Review

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