In-hospital mortality and its predictors among adult stroke patients admitted in Debre Markos Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia.

Maru AdmasMuluken TeshomePammla PetruckaAnimut Takele TelaynehNakachew Mekonnen Alamirew

Published in: SAGE open medicine (2022)

In-hospital mortality of stroke was relatively high, and the median time to mortality was 8 days. Pneumonia, hemorrhagic stroke, Glasgow Coma Scale, history of hypertension, and increased intracranial pressure were identified predictors.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
blood pressure
healthcare
palliative care
cerebral ischemia
emergency department
cardiovascular disease
risk factors
brain injury
subarachnoid hemorrhage
adverse drug
optic nerve