The LOS in the acute stroke unit and for inpatient rehabilitation as well as contacts with outpatient
rehabilitation services are displayed in Table 3. The median LOS in the stroke unit was
5.5 days for the ESD group and 7 days for the NoESD group (p = 0.1). After their stays in the
stroke unit, 17 patients (42%) in the ESD group and 76 patients (69%) in the NoESD group
received inpatient rehabilitation. The median total LOS for the initial episode of care, including
care in the acute stroke unit and inpatient rehabilitation, was 8 days for the ESD group and 15
days for the NoESD group (p = 0.02). After totalling all inpatient health care during the first
year, the median LOS for the ESD group was 14 days (mean 25) and 20 for the NoESD group
(mean 31) (p = 0.13).