A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Relationship between Receiving the Flu Vaccine with Acute Cerebrovascular Accident and Its Hospitalization in the Elderly.

Nilay Rezaei Tavabe Soleiman Kheiri Mohsen Dehghani Abdollah Mohammadian-Hafshejani

Published in: BioMed research international (2023)

Getting the flu vaccine can reduce the risk of occurrence and hospitalization of stroke in the elderly by 16% (10%-22%). Therefore, receiving this vaccine as a preventive intervention for stroke in the elderly may be promising.

Keyphrases

middle aged
community dwelling
atrial fibrillation
liver failure
risk assessment
respiratory failure
cerebral ischemia
drug induced
brain injury
blood brain barrier
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation