Comparing the Comprehensive Stroke Ward Versus Mixed Rehabilitation Ward—The Importance of the Team in the Acute Stroke Care in a Case–Control Study

Ischemic stroke is one of the most frequent causes of death in Brazil. Many measures have been taken to reduce this tragic outcome, and one of those is the implementation of stroke units in hospitals. The aim of the present study is to analyze the in-hospital complications for patients with ischemic stroke admitted in a comprehensive stroke ward (CSW) as compared to patients admitted in a mixed rehabilitation ward (MRW)