Factors associated with length of hospitalization in patients admitted with transient ischemic attack in United States

Stroke

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1601-1605

  Qureshi, Adnan I ^a   Adil, Malik M ^a   Zacharatos, Haralabos ^a   K Suri, M Fareed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospital charges; Hospital days; National estimate; Nationwide Inpatient Sample; Thrombolytics; Transient ischemic attack

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY FAILURE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; UNITED STATES;

HOSPITAL CHARGES; HOSPITAL DAYS; NATIONAL ESTIMATE; NATIONWIDE INPATIENT SAMPLE; THROMBOLYTICS; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

AGED; COMORBIDITY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INSURANCE, HEALTH; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84880157511     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: 15244628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.111.000590     Document Type: Article

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