Stroke: Same-day mobilisation ‘raises mortality risk’
Exploratory analysis of a trial of very early out-of-bed activity sheds light on risk factors
Tertiary analysis of data from a trial of early intensive rehabilitation after stroke suggests that it might increase deaths within the first two weeks of the event, researchers say.
In the Australian-led AVERT trial, more than 2100 patients who had experienced haemorrhagic or ischaemic stroke within the past 24 hours were randomised to either very early mobilisation or to usual care.
