Stroke management in a university hospital in the largest South American city

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Adriana Bastos Conforto²  Rodrigo Bomeny De Paulo¹  Cristiane Borges Patroclo²  Samira Luísa Dos Apóstolos Pereira²  Helder De Souza Miyahara¹  Camila Barião Da Fonseca¹  Fabio Iuji Yamamoto²  Paulo Eurípides Marchiori²  Eli Faria Evaristo²  Milberto Scaff² 

[1] ,São Paulo University Clinics hospital Neurology Division

关键词: stroke;    diagnosis;    thrombolytic therapy;    emergency treatment;    acidente cerebrovascular;    diagnóstico;    terapia trombolítica;    tratamento de emergência;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-282X2008000300004

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

OBJECTIVE: To describe characteristics and provision of care for patients admitted with cerebrovascular disorders (CVD), focusing on ischemic stroke (IS), in a large, public, academic hospital in São Paulo, Brazil. METHOD: We retrieved information about 357 patients with CVD admitted to the Neurology Emergency Department (NED) and Neurology Ward (NW) of our institution. We described patient characteristics and management of IS in NED and in NW. RESULTS: IS was diagnosed in 79.6% of CVD patients admitted to NED; 2.7% were submitted to thrombolysis. Extent of IS investigation and management were significantly different in NED and NW. CONCLUSION: IS patients in our center were younger than in developed countries. IS management was significantly influenced by patient characteristics. This information can aid in planning strategies to decrease stroke burden.

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