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assess economic burden acute stroke determine average cost acute stroke care single hospital stay public tertiary care hospital crosssectional study conducted medical teaching institute bacha khan medical complex swabi pakistan may 16 september 19 2022 comprised patients either gender hospitalised acute stroke first time costs incurred care patients measured using microcosting methodology association cost variables evaluated data analysed using spss 24 34 patients 24706 males 10294 females overall mean age 661300 years mean length hospital stay 4300 days mean total cost 181569068 pakistani rupees equivalent 7689384 united states dollars cost first day admission highest declining per day stay progressed imaginglaboratory investigations formed highest component overall cost p0001 cost acute stroke care found high even public hospital length hospital stay important determinant overall cost