Audit of Stroke Admissions in a Tertiary Hospital in South East Nigeria.
Rattachement africain : Nigéria. Niveau de preuve : code pays fourni par la source.
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INTRODUCTION: Stroke is one of the commonest causes of medical admissions and mortality in Nigeria. Documenting the pattern of stroke and risk factors for stroke is important not only for public health policy makers but also for physicians in implementing both primary and secondary preventive programs. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was therefore to document the pattern of stroke and risk factors for stroke in stroke patients admitted in a tertiary hospital in Enugu. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study carried out at Enugu State University Teaching Hospital, Enugu. Data were analyzed using the SPSS version 26 (IBM Corporation, New York, USA). RESULTS: Data from 350 patients were included in the present study. The three commonest risk factors for stroke were diabetes (69.1%), hypertension (64.9%), and age 65 years and above (51.1%). A total of 74.9% of the patients had ischemic stroke and 25.1% had hemorrhagic stroke. Hemorrhagic stroke was significantly higher in patients < 50 years (46.5%) and people with hypertension, (31.7%). About 31.4% of the patients had two risk factors and 28.6% had three risk factors. Age 65 years and above positively correlated with having ischemic stroke and hypertension positively correlated with hemorrhagic stroke. When controlled for age, the correlation between hypertension and hemorrhagic stroke was still significant. CONCLUSION: The reported frequency of ischemic stroke was 74.9% and of hemorrhagic stroke was 25.1%. The commonest risk factors for stroke documented among stroke patients in a tertiary hospital in Enugu were diabetes, hypertension, and age 65 years and above. When controlled for age, the correlation between hypertension and hemorrhagic stroke was still significant.
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Enugu State University of Science and Technology Enugu, Nigéria (code pays fourni par la source)Université ou école supérieure
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University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Enugu, Nigéria (code pays fourni par la source)Établissement de santé
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Benue State University Nigéria (code pays fourni par la source)Université ou école supérieure
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Federal Medical Centre Nigéria (code pays fourni par la source)Établissement de santé
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Enugu State University Teaching Hospital Parklane Department of Medicine Enugu, Nigéria (ville ou établissement reconnu, pays non nommé)Université ou école supérieure
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Federal Medical Center Markurdi Department of Medicine pays non établi dans la noticeÉtablissement de santé
Enugu State University of Science and Technology (Enugu, Nigéria), University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (Enugu, Nigéria) et Benue State University (Nigéria), avec 3 autres affiliations. Pays d’affiliation : Nigéria.
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