Stroke treatment and outcome in ICU

There is no general agreement about the opportunity of ICU admission of patients with severe stroke due to high morbidity and mortality. In order to clarify the therapeutic perspective of these patients, is essential to identify some elements that could give early prognostic information. Aim of the present study was to analyze patients with severe stroke admitted to our ICU in order to assess the indications of ICU admission, prognostic value of SAPS II, morbidity and mortality. Clinical sheet of stroke patients admitted to ICU from 15 January 1995 to 31 December 2000 were retrospectively analyzed obtaining the following data: cause of admission, SAPS II, length of stay and mortality in ICU. SAPS II has been related to outcome. (Student's t-test).