Survey of stroke types in acute hospitals and Kaifukuki rehabilitation wards: nine years of Kumamoto Stroke Liaison Critical Pathway data

Abstract

Background and purpose: This study aimed to identify the types of stroke in acute care hospitals and Kaifukuki rehabilitation wards (KRW). Methods: A total of 20,758 stroke patients were enrolled in the Kumamoto Stroke Liaison Critical Pathway over a period of 9 years. We examined the data from acute hospitals and KRW and their annual trends. Results: The rate of data entry was 60.8–96.1% in acute hospitals and 57.5–64.1% in KRW. The median patient age was 76 years, median length of stay (LOS) in acute hospitals was 14 days, median Functional Independence Measure (FIM) score on admission to KRW was 66, median FIM score on discharge from KRW was 101, and median LOS in KRW was 85 days. The annual trends showed that LOS in acute hospitals and KRW were decreasing, and that data entry rates, FIM on admission, and home discharge rates from KRW were also increasing. Conclusions: If the data entry rate improves, the Stroke Liaison Critical Pathway will be very useful in the stroke survey.