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Stroke after burn: Population data analysis
This study uses data obtained from the Longitudinal Health Insurance Database 2005 (LHID2005). The study cohort consisted of all patients who had diagnoses of burn recorded in the database (ICD-9-CM codes 948) between January 1 2004 and December 31 2008 (N=1549).Main findings: The patients with burn and the comparison cohort are 7410 patients, 146 experienced stroke during the follow-up period of up to 5 years. In average, the burn patients suffered from stroke by 1.48 years after burn. The hazard ratio of stroke was 1.74 (95% CI, 1.15–2.63) for patients with TBSA burn
Source: Burns : Journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries - November 25, 2013 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Authors: Chiehfeng Chen, Chun-Yuan Huang, Hsian-Jenn Wang, Chin-I. Chen, Hui-Wen Lin Tags: Articles Source Type: research
