Cerebrovascular disease hospitalizations following emergency department headache visits: A nested case-control study.
Ava L LibermanAhmed HassoonMehdi FanaiShervin BadihianHetal RupaniSusan M PetersonKrisztian SebestyenZheyu WangYuxin ZhuRichard B LiptonDavid E Newman-TokerPublished in: Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (2021)
We found that 0.6% of patients with an ED headache visit had subsequent CVD hospitalization, often at another medical center. ED visits for headache complaints among patients with prior stroke or neurosurgical procedures may be important opportunities for CVD prevention. Documented neurologic examinations were poorer among cases, which may represent an opportunity for ED process improvement.