Health-Economic Implications of Post-Stroke Dysphagia: A Contemporary Medicare Claims Analysis

Boxplots showing number of days of LOS and—within LOS—ICU days, for patients with AIS and with ICH, each for subjects without and with listed PSD diagnosis.

In this claims data analysis of patients treated for acute ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, higher resource utilization and costs were observed in patients with dysphagia and related post-stroke complications. Efforts to improve the management of post-stroke complications may result in significant clinical and economic benefits for payers and providers.