Use of secondary medical prophylaxis and clinical outcome among patients with ischemic stroke: a nationwide follow-up study.

Background And Purpose: Although secondary medical prevention strategies in patients with stroke are well established, only sparse data exist regarding their effectiveness in routine care. We examined the effectiveness in a nationwide, population-based follow-up study.

Methods: Using data from the Danish National Indicator Project (DNIP), 28,612 patients hospitalized for ischemic stroke in 2003 to 2006 were identified.

Medical prophylaxis following hospitalization for ischemic stroke: age- and sex-related differences and relation to mortality.

Background: The extent and implications of age- and sex-related differences in prophylaxis following ischemic stroke are unknown. We examined differences in the use of medical prophylaxis across age and sex groups in stroke patients after hospital discharge in Denmark and estimated the possible impact on age- and sex-related differences in mortality.

Methods: A nationwide population-based follow-up study was conducted involving 28,634 patients hospitalized for ischemic stroke in 2003-2006 who survived 30 days after discharge.

Nationwide continuous quality improvement using clinical indicators: the Danish National Indicator Project.

Objective: In most countries there is no mandatory national system to track the quality of care delivered to the citizens. This paper describes an example of a national indicator project that aims at documenting and improving the quality of care nationwide.

Analysis: The Danish National Indicator Project was established in 2000 as a nationwide multidisciplinary quality improvement project.