The Hematological and Social Factors Affecting Length of Stay in Acute Stroke Patients: A Quality Assessment Study From a Single Institute

In our quality assessment study, we observed that certain factors were associated with longer lengths of stay (LOS) among patients. These included geriatric age, female gender, hemorrhagic stroke, lack of ambulation independence, specific social determinants, discharge disposition to a facility, Medicare/Medicaid insurance, non-obesity, and hematological parameters such as anemia. The majority of these patients had additional medical complications. Thrombocytosis has been linked to reduced mortality in hemorrhagic stroke in the literature. However, our study found that platelet count does not significantly impact the length of stay (LOS) in ischemic stroke patients.