Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

3 questions · 3 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 3 · 100%High 0 · 0%

Death by the end of scheduled · adults with acute stroke

Stroke ward probably leads to lower death by the end of scheduled compared with general medical ward (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Organised inpatient (stroke unit) care for stroke: network meta‐analysis 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 0.75 [0.63, 0.9]
15 studies · 3523 participants
Moderate

Death or dependency · adults with acute stroke

Stroke ward probably leads to lower death or dependency by the end of scheduled compared with general medical ward (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Organised inpatient (stroke unit) care for stroke: network meta‐analysis 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 0.75 [0.64, 0.88]
12 studies · 2839 participants
Moderate

Death or institutional care by the end of · adults with acute stroke

Stroke ward probably leads to lower death or institutional care by the end of scheduled compared with general medical ward (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Organised inpatient (stroke unit) care for stroke: network meta‐analysis 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 0.74 [0.63, 0.87]
13 studies · 2924 participants
Moderate