title: [The Orpington scale. An evaluation tool in cerebrovascular disorders].
abstract: To study the validity of the Orpington scale as a predictive instrument of functional prognosis in patients with stroke. More exactly, to know their ability to assess the admission of patients into Geriatric Units of Medium Stay (GUMS) and the influence of other variables of the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) to take into account for the patients admission into such Units. The protocols of the patients older than 65 year admitted with a stroke and surveyed by the Department of Neurology to the Geriatric Unit from the 1st October of 1999 to the 30th June of 2000 were revised. From the 139 patients revised 49% were moved into GUMS and 34% were discharged to their home. The admission into GUMS of patients in subacute phase of a stroke is determined by mental and functional factors that the Orpington scale do not consider by itself. The Orpington scale, into the CGA, gives additional information to the CGA regarding the admission of patients into these Units.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Geriatría, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid.
authors.forename: Pilar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gotor Pérez
authors.forename: Mercedes
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: del Río Sevilla
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Alarcón Alarcón
authors.forename: Juan Ignacio
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: González Montalvo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
vernacular_title: La escala de Orpington. Un instrumento de valoración en accidente cerebrovascular.