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| Effects of introducing an integrated care pathway in an acute stroke unit | | Author(s) | Joseph Kwan, Peter Hand, Martin Dennis |
| Journal title | Age and Ageing, vol 33, no 4, July 2004 |
| Pages | pp 362-367 |
| Source | http://www.ageing.oupjournals.org |
| Keywords | Stroke ; Admission [hospitals] ; Management [care] ; Interaction [welfare services] ; Coordination ; Longitudinal surveys. |
| Annotation | The benefits of integrated care pathways (ICPs) for acute stroke are not yet proven. The authors conducted a before and after study to evaluate the effects of introducing an ICP in an acute stroke unit. The introduction of the ICP was associated with improvements in certain aspects of patient care and reduced risk of urinary tract infections, but there was no evidence of an effect on functional outcome or length of stay. ICPs are a complex organisational intervention with many components with are interdependent on the functions and effects, Most clinical studies of ICPs are likely to be affected by biases and confounding factors. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040929202 A |
| Classmark | CQA: LD:QKH: QA: QK6: QAJ: 3J |
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