Medical and neurological complications among stroke patients admitted for inpatient care in addis ababa, ethiopia.

CONCLUSIONS: Complications after stroke are common and are major factors contributing to mortality. Being aware of the types of common complications and associated risk factors helps the clinical team involved in the care of stroke patients to make preparations and plans for the best possible care and to take preventive measures that will save a lot of lives with best possible use of meager resources available such as educating the population to avoid oral feeding for patients with altered mental state and physicians to evaluate gag reflex bedside swallowing test and proper positioning of patients to avoid aspiration pneumonia. GSC measurement at admission is an important predictor of complications and death following stroke. PMID: 26591287 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Ethiopian Medical Journal - Category: African Health Tags: Ethiop Med J Source Type: research