Table 6:

Hospitalization Within 90 Days Following Transient Ischemic Attack, the EXPRESS Study

Event	Phase 1	Phase 2	Effect
All cause admission to hospital	18%	18%	P = 0.85
Admission due to recurrent stroke	8%	2%	OR, 0.21 (0.88–0.55); P = 0.001
Total days in hospital due to any vascular causes, n	1,365	427	Mean reduction of 3 (– 6 to – 1) days per patient (P = 0.02)
Total days in hospital due to recurrent stroke, n	1,147	90	P = 0.005
Total days in hospital due to other vascular causes, n	218	337	P = 0.31
Length of stay for admitted patients, mean days (SD)	29 (52)	11 (11)	Reduction of 18 days (– 36 to – 4); P = 0.02
Length of stay for those who had recurrent stroke, mean days(SD)	32 (60)	15 (29)	Reduction of 17 days (– 46 to 20); P = 0.37

Abbreviations: OR, odds ratio; SD, standard deviation.

Source: Luengo-Fernandez et al, 2009. (21)