Transition of care in stroke patients discharged home: a single-center prospective cohort study

• Main Authors: M. J. de Mooij (Author), I. Ahayoun (Author), J. Leferink (Author), M. J. Kooij (Author), F. Karapinar-Çarkit (Author), R. M. Van den Berg-Vos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Introduction Approximately two-thirds of the patients admitted to the hospital with an ischemic stroke are discharged directly home. Discontinuity of care may result in avoidable patient harm, re-admissions and even death. We hypothesized that the transfer of information is most essential i...