Alternative strategies for stroke care: cost-effectiveness and cost-utility analyses from a prospective randomized controlled trial

Anita Patel, Martin Knapp, Inigo Perez, Andrew Evans, Kal Kalra (2004)

Please note: this is a legacy publication from CPEC (formely PSSRU at LSE).

Stroke 35 1 196-204

https://doi.org/10.1161/01.STR.0000105390.20430.9F

http://stroke.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/35/1/196

Available online: 18 December 2003

Abstract

Background and Purpose Although stroke units reduce mortality and institutionalization, their comparative cost-effectiveness is unknown.

Methods Healthcare, social services, and informal care costs were compared for 447 acute strok