Length of hospital stay is shorter in south Asian patients with transient ischaemic attack

Every year, 46 000 people in the United Kingdom (UK) suffer a de novo transient ischaemic attack (TIA) [1]. In 2012, 1 in 20 individuals who experienced a TIA progressed to suffering a stroke within seven days of the index TIA [2]. According to the literature, factors influencing the length of hospital stay (LOS) in TIA include age, female sex, known comorbidities (based on Charlson Comorbidities Index), patients that were transferred to another hospital, occurrence of an adverse event (urinary tract infection, Clostridium difficile), diagnosis of pneumonia, hemiplegia and paraplegia [3] and availability of urgent referral and treatment in specialist outpatient clinics [4].
Source: International Journal of Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research