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199 Hospital Discharges for Acute Stroke in Ireland: National Data 2005-2017
ConclusionBetter understanding is needed of the risk factors underlying this worrying trend.Clinical service providers will need to adapt to better deal with the challenges specific to stroke at younger age.
Source: Age and Ageing - September 16, 2019 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

122 Are We Effective Prescribers? A Retrospective Audit of DOAC Prescribing Post Embolic Stroke for Non Valvular Atrial Fibrillation
ConclusionA significant number of patients prescribed DOAC in hospital were not appropriately anticoagulated (21%), a majority of which were under-dosed. The patients who were under-dosed were older and more likely to be on 5 or more medications.
Source: Age and Ageing - September 16, 2019 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research