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Acute Administration Of Rt-Pa For Acute Stroke In Pakistani Patients--What Does The Available Evidence Teach Us, Maria Khan, Ayeesha Kamran Kamal Nov 2010

Acute Administration Of Rt-Pa For Acute Stroke In Pakistani Patients--What Does The Available Evidence Teach Us, Maria Khan, Ayeesha Kamran Kamal

Section of Neurology

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Cost Of Acute Stroke Care At A Tertiary Care Hospital In Karachi, Pakistan, B. A. Khealani, Z. F. Javed, N. A. Syed, Saad Shafqat, Mohammad Wasay Jan 2003

Cost Of Acute Stroke Care At A Tertiary Care Hospital In Karachi, Pakistan, B. A. Khealani, Z. F. Javed, N. A. Syed, Saad Shafqat, Mohammad Wasay

Section of Neurology

Objective:To evaluate cost of acute stroke care and its determinants at a tertiary care hospital in Karachi and to find out predictors of high cost care. Acute stroke is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Cost of care is the single most important determinant in availability of acute stroke care at a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan.It is also an important factor in development of public health policies and medical insurance plans. Average nnual income in Pakistan is 4881 rupees (U$ 85).
Methods: Medical and billing records of 443 patients with acute stroke were retrospectively reviewed from …