Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

3 questions · 3 findings · 1 reviews · Stroke

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 2 · 66.7%Moderate 1 · 33.3%High 0 · 0%

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 dependency · adults with acute stroke

Mobile stroke team showed no clear difference in death or dependency by the end of scheduled compared with general medical ward (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Organised inpatient (stroke unit) care for stroke: network meta‐analysis 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 0.8 [0.52, 1.22]
2 studies · 438 participants
Low

Death or dependency · adults with acute stroke

Mixed rehabilitation ward may leads to lower death or dependency by the end of scheduled compared with general medical ward (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Organised inpatient (stroke unit) care for stroke: network meta‐analysis 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 0.65 [0.47, 0.9]
6 studies · 630 participants
Low