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ArticleSurgical neurology international2021

Effect of comorbidities on ischemic stroke mortality: An analysis of the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) Database.

Frank De Stefano, Timothy Mayo, Claudia Covarrubias, Brian Fiani, Brian Musch

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Article in Surgical neurology international, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Frank De StefanoCollege of Osteopathic Medicine, Kansas City University, Kansas City, Missouri, United States.
Timothy MayoCollege of Osteopathic Medicine, Kansas City University, Kansas City, Missouri, United States.
Claudia CovarrubiasSchool of Medicine, Universidad Anáhauc Querétaro, Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico.
Brian FianiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Desert Regional Medical Center, Palm Springs, California, United States.
Brian MuschCollege of Osteopathic Medicine, William Carey University, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States.
Kansas City University · USDesert Regional Medical Center · USUniversidad Anáhuac Querétaro · MX

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundStroke risk has been attributed to many pathological and behavioral conditions. Various modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors have been recognized and found consistent throughout epidemiological studies. Herein, we investigate the effect of comorbidities seen with patient's suffering from ischemic stroke and its effect on in-hospital mortality.

methodsWe identified patients >18 year old in the National Inpatient Sample database with diseases of interest utilizing the tenth International Classification of Disease 10 diagnostic codes from the years 2016 to 2018. Interval data were analyzed using one-way ANOVA.

resultsPatients hospitalized with ischemic stroke were found to have the following comorbidities: atrial fibrillation (7.5%), carotid artery stenosis (1.1%), diabetes mellitus type 2 (11.4%), congestive heart failure (CHF) (7.5%), essential hypertension (21.2%), and ischemic heart disease (IHD) (2.3%). In-hospital mortality rates were higher in patients hospitalized with ischemic stroke and concomitant IHD (28.2%,

conclusionPatients hospitalized from ischemic stroke suffered from the coexistence of other comorbidities. Of the comorbidities studied, IHD was identified as having the most significant impact on in-hospital mortality.

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Atrial fibrillationCarotid artery stenosisCongestive heart failureDiabetes mellitusIschemic heart disease

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PMID34221599
PMCPMC8247684
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