Hospital mortality associated with stroke in southern iran

Hospital mortality associated with stroke in southern iran

Unlike the western hemisphere, information about stroke epidemiology in southern Iran is scarce. The aim of this study was to determine the main epidemiological characteristics of patients with stroke and its mortality rate in southern Iran. A retrospective, single-center, hospital-based longitudina...

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Published in:Iranian journal of medical sciences Vol. 38; no. 4; pp. 314 - 320
Main Authors: Borhani-Haghighi, Afshin, Safari, Rasool, Heydari, Seyed Taghi, Soleimani, Faroq, Sharifian, Maryam, Yektaparast Kashkuli, Sara, Nayebi Khayatghuchani, Mahsa, Azadi, Mahbube, Shariat, Abdolhamid, Safari, Anahid, Bagheri Lankarani, Kamran, Alshekhlee, Amer, Cruz-Flores, Salvador
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Iran Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 01-12-2013
Subjects:
Causes of
Cerebrovascular accident
Cerebrovascular disease
Demographic aspects
Hospital patients
Iran
Mortality
Original
Patient outcomes
Sex
Stroke
Stroke (Disease)
Iran
Cerebrovascular accident
Stroke
Mortality
Cerebrovascular disease
Sex
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Summary:Unlike the western hemisphere, information about stroke epidemiology in southern Iran is scarce. The aim of this study was to determine the main epidemiological characteristics of patients with stroke and its mortality rate in southern Iran. A retrospective, single-center, hospital-based longitudinal study was performed at Nemazee Hospital in Shiraz, Southern Iran. Patients with a diagnosis of hemorrhagic and ischemic strokes were identified based on the International Classification of Diseases, 9th and 10th editions, for the period between 2001 and 2010. Demographics including age, sex, area of residence, socioeconomic status, length of hospital stay, and discharge destinations were analyzed in association with mortality. 16351 patients with a mean age of 63.4 years (95% CI: 63.1, 63.6) were included in this analysis. Men were slightly predominant (53.6% vs. 46.4%). Forty-seven percent of the total sample was older than 65,17% were younger than 45, and 2.6% were children younger than 18. The mean hospital stay was 6.3 days (95% CI: 6.2, 6.4). Among all types of strokes, the overall hospital mortality was 20.5%. Multiple logistic regression revealed significantly higher in-hospital mortality in women and children (P<0.001) but not in patients with low socioeconomic status or from rural areas. During the study period, the mortality proportions increased from 17.8% to 22.2%. In comparison to western countries, a larger proportion of our patients were young adults and the mortality rate was higher.
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ISSN:0253-0716
1735-3688