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Shortfall in stroke care: A study of ischaemic stroke care practices in a South African metropole
CONCLUSIONS: The two stroke units at the level 3 hospitals adhered most closely to the recommended SA stroke guideline. Elsewhere, ischaemic stroke care varied widely across general medical wards at all hospital levels. Adherence to the guideline was influenced by factors such as limited access to diagnostic investigations, patient delays in receiving medical attention, and shortages of staff. Monitoring systems for continuous evaluation of the quality of acute and post-acute stroke services are needed. The shortfall in compliance with recommended stroke treatment guidelines could lead to worse outcomes and exposure to lit...
Source: South African Medical Journal - May 4, 2021 Category: African Health Authors: V Mandizvidza L London A Bryer Source Type: research
Stroke in patients with diabetes mellitus: a study from North Western Nigeria
Conclusion: In DM patients studied, infarctive stroke was more common, case fatality was 30.6%. Male gender, past history of TIA, abnormal respiratory pattern, hemorrhagic stroke, aspiration pneumonitis, and worsening Glasgow Coma Score (GCS) were associated with mortality. Aspiration pneumonitis and worsening GCS were independent predictors of one month mortality of stroke in diabetic patients.Keywords: Stroke, diabetes, stroke, Nigeria.
Source: African Health Sciences - October 16, 2016 Category: African Health Source Type: research
Post-stroke depression among stroke survivors attending two hospitals in Kampala Uganda
Conclusion: There is a high prevalence of unrecognized post-stroke depression. Post-stroke depression was strongly associated with the patient’s inability to undertake activities of daily life. There is urgent need for integration of screening for and management of post-stroke depression among stroke survivors.Keywords: Stroke, post-stroke depression,
Source: African Health Sciences - January 23, 2016 Category: African Health Source Type: research
An analysis of recent stroke cases in South Africa: Trend, seasonality and predictors.
CONCLUSIONS: The increasing trend of stroke in SA should be arrested urgently, taking into account both the associated risk factors and seasonality.
PMID: 32657676 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: South African Medical Journal - July 14, 2020 Category: African Health Tags: S Afr Med J Source Type: research
Medical and neurological complications among stroke patients admitted for inpatient care in addis ababa, ethiopia.
CONCLUSIONS: Complications after stroke are common and are major factors contributing to mortality. Being aware of the types of common complications and associated risk factors helps the clinical team involved in the care of stroke patients to make preparations and plans for the best possible care and to take preventive measures that will save a lot of lives with best possible use of meager resources available such as educating the population to avoid oral feeding for patients with altered mental state and physicians to evaluate gag reflex bedside swallowing test and proper positioning of patients to avoid aspiration pneum...
Source: Ethiopian Medical Journal - November 29, 2015 Category: African Health Tags: Ethiop Med J Source Type: research
Highly Prevalent Hyperuricaemia is Associated with Adverse Clinical Outcomes Among Ghanaian Stroke Patients: An Observational Prospective Study.
CONCLUSIONS: Hyperuricaemia is highly frequent and associated with adverse functional outcomes among Ghanaian stroke patients. Further studies are warranted to determine whether reducing SUA levels after a stroke would be beneficial within our setting.
PMID: 26693192 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Ghana Medical Journal - December 24, 2015 Category: African Health Tags: Ghana Med J Source Type: research
