Clinical pattern and predictors of stroke treatment outcome among hospitalised patients who had a stroke at Felege Hiwot comprehensive specialised hospital, northwest Ethiopia: a retrospective cross-sectional study

ObjectivesThis study aimed to assess the clinical pattern and predictors of stroke treatment outcomes among hospitalised patients in Felege Hiwot comprehensive specialised hospital (FHCSH) in northwest Ethiopia.DesignA retrospective cross-sectional study.SettingThe study was conducted medical ward o...

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Published in:BMJ open 2020-12, Vol.10 (12), p.e040238-e040238
Main Authors: Kefale, Belayneh, Ewunetei, Amien, Molla, Mulugeta, Tegegne, Gobezie Temesgen, Degu, Amsalu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Age
Aged
Brain Ischemia - complications
Brain Ischemia - epidemiology
Brain Ischemia - therapy
Cardiovascular disease
Clinical outcomes
Cross-sectional studies
Data collection
Diabetes
Ethiopia - epidemiology
Fatalities
Female
Higher education
Hospitals
Humans
Hypertension
Industrialized nations
Low income groups
Male
Medical records
Middle Aged
Morbidity
Mortality
Neurology
Patients
Retrospective Studies
Risk factors
Sociodemographics
Stroke
Stroke - epidemiology
Stroke - therapy
Stroke medicine
Treatment Outcome
Variables
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Summary:ObjectivesThis study aimed to assess the clinical pattern and predictors of stroke treatment outcomes among hospitalised patients in Felege Hiwot comprehensive specialised hospital (FHCSH) in northwest Ethiopia.DesignA retrospective cross-sectional study.SettingThe study was conducted medical ward of FHCSH.ParticipantsThe medical records of 597 adult patients who had a stroke were included in the study. All adult (≥18 years) patients who had a stroke had been admitted to the medical ward of FHSCH during 2015–2019 were included in the study. However, patients with incomplete medical records (ie, incomplete treatment regimen and the status of the patients after treatment) were excluded in the study.ResultsIn the present study, 317 (53.1%) were males, and the mean age of the study participants was 61.08±13.76 years. About two-thirds of patients (392, 65.7%) were diagnosed with ischaemic stroke. Regarding clinical pattern, about 203 (34.0%) of patients complained of right-side body weakness and the major comorbid condition identified was hypertension (216, 64.9%). Overall, 276 (46.2%) of them had poor treatment outcomes, and 101 (16.9%) of them died. Patients who cannot read and write (AOR=42.89, 95% CI 13.23 to 111.28, p
ISSN:2044-6055
2044-6055
DOI:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040238