The Acute Stroke Unit at Middlemore Hospital : an evaluation in its first year of operation

Describes the process and outcome for the country's first, comprehensive Acute Stroke Unit (ASU), established at Middlemore Hospital in 2001. Conducts (a) 2 independent before-and-after audits of medical records of a random selection of patients identified from Diagnostic Related Group (DRG) discharge codes for stroke in 1999 and 2001-02; (b) a review of all DRG stroke outcome data and internal cost analyses for the study periods; and (c) a 'time and motion' study of nursing care requirements. Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.