Multicentre collection of uniform data on patients hospitalised for transient ischaemic attack or stroke in the Philippines: the Philippine Neurological Association One Database-Stroke (PNA1DB-Stroke) protocol

Introduction For scientific advances to translate into improved patient outcomes, systems of care must be in place to facilitate delivery of care. There is scarce information on quality of care and clinical outcome in our stroke patients. We aim to collect uniform data from patients with first or recurrent transient ischaemic attack (TIA) or ischaemic or haemorrhagic stroke to determine in-patient caseload, patient profile, types of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, outcomes and overall quality of care among patients hospitalised for acute stroke in the Philippines. Methods and analysis This multicentre observational study and standing database will include patients diagnosed with first or recurrent TIA, ischaemic or haemorrhagic stroke or cerebral venous thrombosis, ≥18 years old, and admitted in any of the country’s 11 accredited adult neurology residency training institutions. Anonymised data on sociodemographics, medical history, stroke subtype, in-hospital management and discharge outcomes will be collected and entered in a database using a secure online data platform. Outcomes include in-hospital complications, functional, neurological and vital (alive or dead) status at discharge. We intend to capture data from all TIA and stroke cases in participating sites. Based on 2017–2019 census, approximately 10 000 cases each year may be included. Collective data spanning 3 years will be extracted, summarised and analysed every year. Ethics and disseminati...
Source: BMJ Open - Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Open access, Neurology Source Type: research