Age- and Sex-Specific Trends in Medical Complications After Acute Ischemic Stroke in the United States.

Rashid AhmedCarl MhinaKaran PhilipSmit D PatelEhimen AneniChukwuemeka OsonduOluwatomi LamikanraEmmanuel Oladele AkanoNnabuchi AnikpezieKaren C AlbrightJulius G LatorreSeemant Chaturvedi Fadar Oliver Otite

Published in: Neurology (2023)

Infectious complications declined, but noninfectious complications, increased following AIS admissions in the US in the last decade. Utilization of intravenous thrombolysis is associated with reduced risk of all complications.

Keyphrases

acute ischemic stroke
risk factors
healthcare
pulmonary embolism
high dose
low dose