Application of stroke rehabilitation unit in municipal hospitals during the acute phase of cerebral infarction

VernacularTitle:康复联动型卒中单元在地市级医院急性脑梗死治疗中的应用
Author: Zhi-Min WANG ¹ ; Peng WANG ; Jie CHEN ; Dan-Hong LUO ; Wang-Ming SHEN
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1. 浙江省台州市第一人民医院
Keywords: Stroke unit; Cerebral infarction; Municipal hospital
From: Chinese Journal of Epidemiology 2008;29(7):724-725
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To evaluate the efficacy of stroke rehabilitation unit in municipal hospitals during the acute phase of cerebral infarction.Methods 77 acute cerebral infarction patients were randomly assigned to stroke rehabilitation unit group and 73 to ordinary group.The NIH stroke scale(NIHSS),activities of daily living(ADL)Barthel index and average hospitalized time were compared in two groups before and after the treatment.Results The average NIHSS in two groups before treatment were 9.26 and 9.12 respectively(P＞0.05)but became 2.62 and 7.64 after treatment(P＜0.01).The average ADL Barthel index in two groups before the treatment were 52.04 and 53.16(P＞0.05)but 87.26 and 64.20 after the treatment(P＜0.01).The average hospitalized time in the two groups were 22.25 and 26.67 days(P＜0.05).Conclusion When stroke rehabilitation unit being applied in the acute phase of cerebral infarction,it showed positive results in the following aspects as:improving the neurological function,capabilities of managing daily life,and also shortening the days of hospitalization.