Infectious disease is the most common cause of death among stroke patients: two-years of follow-up
Stroke represents the second common cause of death in adults. Objective It was to evaluate the incidence and causes of mortality after 30 days in a group of patients with an atherothrombotic ischemic stroke who were followed-up for a period of up to two years. Methods We analyzed retrospectively...
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| author | Michel Ferreira Machado Sonia Maria Dozzi Brucki Catarina Falleiros Nogueira Maria Sheila Guimaraes Rocha |
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| description | Stroke represents the second common cause of death in adults. Objective It was to evaluate the incidence and causes of mortality after 30 days in a group of patients with an atherothrombotic ischemic stroke who were followed-up for a period of up to two years. Methods We analyzed retrospectively the medical records of patients with ischemic stroke, who did not undergo thrombolysis, of the Santa Marcelina Hospital. We applied a research protocol to obtain information about risk factors and the etiology of death. Results They were followed 337: mean age was 66.6 years (SD 9.05) and 43.9% were females. The mortality rate was 11.9% with most deaths (37.5%) occurring due to infectious causes. The age was correlated with the risk of death, which was five times higher in patients older than 80. Conclusion The most important cause of death after 30 days was infectious disease, and advanced age was predictor of mortality among patients with an atherothrombotic stroke etiology. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-74d43521828e4504b9748fd3efd9f0af2025-08-20T02:07:27ZengThieme Revinter PublicaçõesArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria1678-42272013-06-0171637137510.1590/0004-282X20130041S0004-282X2013000600371Infectious disease is the most common cause of death among stroke patients: two-years of follow-upMichel Ferreira MachadoSonia Maria Dozzi BruckiCatarina Falleiros NogueiraMaria Sheila Guimaraes RochaStroke represents the second common cause of death in adults. Objective It was to evaluate the incidence and causes of mortality after 30 days in a group of patients with an atherothrombotic ischemic stroke who were followed-up for a period of up to two years. Methods We analyzed retrospectively the medical records of patients with ischemic stroke, who did not undergo thrombolysis, of the Santa Marcelina Hospital. We applied a research protocol to obtain information about risk factors and the etiology of death. Results They were followed 337: mean age was 66.6 years (SD 9.05) and 43.9% were females. The mortality rate was 11.9% with most deaths (37.5%) occurring due to infectious causes. The age was correlated with the risk of death, which was five times higher in patients older than 80. Conclusion The most important cause of death after 30 days was infectious disease, and advanced age was predictor of mortality among patients with an atherothrombotic stroke etiology.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2013000600371&lng=en&tlng=enacidente vascular cerebralcausa de obitoinfeccoes respiratorias |
| spellingShingle | Michel Ferreira Machado Sonia Maria Dozzi Brucki Catarina Falleiros Nogueira Maria Sheila Guimaraes Rocha Infectious disease is the most common cause of death among stroke patients: two-years of follow-up Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria acidente vascular cerebral causa de obito infeccoes respiratorias |
| title | Infectious disease is the most common cause of death among stroke patients: two-years of follow-up |
| title_full | Infectious disease is the most common cause of death among stroke patients: two-years of follow-up |
| title_fullStr | Infectious disease is the most common cause of death among stroke patients: two-years of follow-up |
| title_full_unstemmed | Infectious disease is the most common cause of death among stroke patients: two-years of follow-up |
| title_short | Infectious disease is the most common cause of death among stroke patients: two-years of follow-up |
| title_sort | infectious disease is the most common cause of death among stroke patients two years of follow up |
| topic | acidente vascular cerebral causa de obito infeccoes respiratorias |
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