Outcomes in Elderly Japanese Patients Treated for Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Retrospective Nationwide Study

Objective: Japan has the largest elderly population in the world. As data on the clinical outcomes in elderly patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH), including those older than 80 years, are lacking, we analyzed the characteristics of 54,805 aSAH patients and recorded their treatments and clinical outcomes using a Japanese nationwide inpatient database. Methods: Using the Japanese Diagnostic Procedure Combination database, we identified aSAH patients aged 18 years or older who were hospitalized between July 1, 2010 and March 31, 2016.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - March 24, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Kohei Hironaka, Shotaro Aso, Masanori Suzuki, Fumihiro Matano, Hiroki Matsui, Kiyohide Fushimi, Hideo Yasunaga, Akio Morita Source Type: research