Study: Racial, ethnic differences in outcomes following stroke known as subarachnoid hemorrhage

Race or ethnicity can be a significant clue in the United States as to who will survive a kind of stroke known as a subarachnoid hemorrhage and who will be discharged to institutional care, a new study has found. Compared to Caucasians, Asian/Pacific Islander patients were more likely and Hispanic patients less likely to die of a subarachnoid hemorrhage, or SAH, while in the hospital. African-American patients were more likely than Caucasians to require institutional care following discharge from the hospital, although their risk of death while in the hospital was similar...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news