Challenges in adapting a stroke unit in a middle-income country: warning about costs and underfunding to achieve the Brazilian Ministry of Health's benchmark

• Main Authors: Natalia Cristina Ferreira (Author), Gustavo José Luvizutto (Author), Silméia Garcia Zanati Bazan (Author), Luana Aparecida Miranda Bonome (Author), Fernanda Cristina Winckler (Author), Daniel Fabiano Barbosa dos Santos (Author), Cristiane Lara Mendes Chiloff (Author), Gabriel Pinheiro Modolo (Author), Carlos Clayton Macedo de Freitas (Author), Pasqual Barretti (Author), Marcos Christiano Lange (Author), Marcos Ferreira Minicucci (Author), Juli Thomaz de Souza (Author), Rodrigo Bazan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundSince the implementation of the stroke care line in Brazil, the relationship (adequacy) of costs spent during hospitalization with the Brazilian Ministry of Health indicators for a stroke unit have not yet been analyzed.AimsThis study aimed to assess the adequacy of a comprehensive stroke...