Hospital-Acquired Infection Underlies Poor Functional Outcome in Patients with Prolonged Length of Stay.

Introduction: Prolonged length of stay (pLOS) following ischemic stroke inflates cost, increases risk for hospital-acquired complications, and has been associated with worse prognosis.

Methods: Acute ischemic stroke patients admitted between July 2008 and December 2010 were retrospectively analyzed for pLOS, defined as a patient stable for discharge hospitalized for an additional ≥24 hours.

Results: Of 274 patients included, 106 (38.

Inpatient rehabilitation centers and concern for increasing volume of ischemic stroke patients requiring rehabilitation.

Objectives: To determine whether prolonged length of stay (pLOS) in ischemic stroke is related to delays in discharge disposition arrangement.

Methods: We designed a retrospective study to compare patients with acute ischemic stroke who experienced pLOS to those who did not experience pLOS. Patients who have had acute ischemic stroke between July 2008 and December 2010 were included unless they arrived >48 hours after time last seen normal, had an unknown last seen normal, or experienced an in-hospital stroke.