Does bypassing nearby hospitals for high-quality care reduce case fatality among inpatients who had a stroke? A retrospective study of 328 206 cases
Bypassing a nearby hospital to seek care at a distant tertiary hospital was associated with a lower stroke case fatality rate. Favourable outcomes were observed when tertiary hospitals were reachable within 30 min for ischaemic stroke and within 60 min for haemorrhagic stroke.
Authors
- Xiang Yan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4563-3197)
- Kun Tan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6353-0146)
- Lu Ao
- Jay Pan
- Qingyu Wang
Institutions
- Sichuan University (CN)
- Shanghai Medical Information Center (CN)
- Key Laboratory of Guangdong Province (CN)
- Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Quality & Safety
- Published
- 2026-03-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjqs-2025-019330
- Primary Topic
- Hospital Admissions and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00