A Spatial Variation Analysis of In-Hospital Stroke Mortality Based on Integrated Pre-Hospital and Hospital Data in Mashhad, Iran.
Eisa NazarHabibollah EsmailyRazieh YousefiJamshid JamaliKavian GhandehariSoheil HashtarkhaniZahra JafariMohammad Taghi ShakeriPublished in: Archives of Iranian medicine (2023)
Marked regional variations were found in the odds of in-hospital stroke mortality in Mashhad. There was a direct association between age and odds of in-hospital stroke mortality. Hence, the prognosis of in-hospital stroke mortality could be improved by better control of hypertension, prevention of the occurrence of sequelae, increasing the access rate to EMS, and optimizing shift work schedule.