caa a22 4500 445356987 CHVBK 20180317142903.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110801xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10072-011-0588-2 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10072-011-0588-2 Acute medical complications in patients admitted to a stroke unit and safe transfer to rehabilitation [Elektronische Daten] [Donatella Bonaiuti, Paolo Sioli, Lorenzo Fumagalli, Ettore Beghi, Elio Agostoni] Acute medical complications often prevent patients with stroke from being transferred from stroke units to rehabilitation units, prolonging the occupation of hospital beds and delaying the start of intensive rehabilitation. This study defined incidence, timing, duration and risk factors of these complications during the acute phase of stroke. A retrospective case note review was made of hospital admissions of patients with stroke not associated with other disabling conditions, admitted to a stroke unit over 12months and requiring rehabilitation for gait impairment. In this cohort, a search was made of hypertension, oxygen de-saturation, fever, and cardiac and pulmonary symptoms requiring medical intervention. Included were 135 patients. Hypertension was the most common complication (16.3%), followed by heart disease (14.8%), oxygen de-saturation (7.4%), fever (6.7%) and pulmonary disease (5.2%). Heart disease was the earliest and shortest complication. Most complications occurred during the first week. Except for hypertension, all complications resolved within 2weeks. Springer-Verlag, 2011 Stroke nationallicence Acute complications nationallicence Stroke unit nationallicence Rehabilitation nationallicence Bonaiuti Donatella Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department, S. Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy aut Sioli Paolo Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department, S. Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy aut Fumagalli Lorenzo Department of Neurosciences, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy aut Beghi Ettore Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche "Mario Negri”, Via G. la Masa 19, 20156, Milan, Italy aut Agostoni Elio Department of Neurosciences, Manzoni Hospital, Lecco, Italy aut Neurological Sciences Springer Milan 32/4(2011-08-01), 619-623 1590-1874 32:4<619 2011 32 10072 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-011-0588-2 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-011-0588-2 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Bonaiuti Donatella Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department, S. Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Sioli Paolo Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department, S. Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Fumagalli Lorenzo Department of Neurosciences, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Beghi Ettore Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche "Mario Negri”, Via G. la Masa 19, 20156, Milan, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Agostoni Elio Department of Neurosciences, Manzoni Hospital, Lecco, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Neurological Sciences Springer Milan 32/4(2011-08-01), 619-623 1590-1874 32:4<619 2011 32 10072 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer