Stroke ward vs general medical ward: Length of hospital stay
Stroke ward showed no clear difference in length of stay (days) in a hospital or institution (Analysis 2.5) compared with general medical ward (low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Stroke ward vs general medical ward Length of stay (days) in a hospital or institution (Analysis 2.5) · adults with acute stroke Stroke ward showed no clear difference in length of stay (days) in a hospital or institution (Analysis 2.5) compared with general medical ward (low certainty). Organised inpatient (stroke unit) care for stroke: network meta‐analysis (2020) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | SMD 0.13 | 10 studies · 2547 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Organised inpatient (stroke unit) care for stroke: network meta‐analysis 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | list not extracted yet | Not assessed |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.