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. 2020 Nov 4;60:293–300. doi: 10.1016/j.amsu.2020.10.060

Table 2.

Outcomes and discharge of stroke patients.

Conditions during discharge Total patients
Male
Female
P values
n = 178 (100%) n = 95 (100%) N = 83 (100%)
Home discharge 104 (58.4) 62 (65.3) 42 (50.6) 0.003
Referred to another hospital 7 (3.9) 2 (2.1) 5 (6.0) 0.460
DAMA on self or family request 5 (2.8) 3 (3.2) 2 (2.4) 0.460
In-hospital death 62 (34.8) 24 (25.3) 38 (45.8) 0.013
GSC at discharge (Alive patients) n = 116 (%) n = 67 (%) n = 49 (%)
Poor GCS (≤8) 3 (2.6%) 1 (1.5) 2 (4.1) 0.350
Moderate GCS (9–12) 9 (7.8%) 3 (4.5) 6 (12.2) 0.615
Good GCS (13–15) 104 (89.7%) 63 (94.0) 41 (83.7) 0.250
mRS at discharge (@ 30days)
mRS (mean ± SD) 3.89 ± 1.62 3.51 ± 1.31 4.27 ± 1.93 0.016
mRS: 0–2 (mild disability) 19 (10.7) 11 (11.6) 8 (9.6)
mRS: 3 (moderate disability) 30 (16.9) 23 (24.2) 7 (8.4) 0.203
mRS: 4–5 (severe disability) 67 (37.6) 37 (38.9) 30 (36.1) 0.367
mRS: 6 (death) 62 (34.8) 24 (25.3) 38 (45.8) 0.012
Length of hospital stay (days)
Median (IQR: Q1 -Q3) 10 (8–19) 11 [[8], [9], [10], [11], [12], [13], [14], [15], [16], [17], [18], [19]] 9 (6–18)
<2days 19 (10.7) 6 (6.3) 13 (21.7) 0.145
2.01–7 days 68 (38.2) 42 (44.2) 26 (31.3) 0.130
7.01–14 days 59 (33.1) 29 (30.5) 30 (36.1) 0.117
>14 days 32 (18.0) 18 (18.9) 14 (16.9) 0.260
Case fatality of stroke patients Cumulative deaths/case fatality % Cumulative death/case fatality % Cumulative deaths/case fatality %
<2days 18 (10.1) 8 (8.4) 10 (12.0)
2.01–7 days 49 (27.5) 20 (21.1) 29 (34.9)
7.01–14 days 57 (32.0) 23 (24.2) 34 (41.0)
>14 days 62 (34.8) 24 (25.3) 38 (45.8)
In-hospitality weekly death Weekly death n = 62 (%) Weekly death n = 24 (%) Weekly death n = 38 (%)
1st week 49 (79.0) 20 (83.3%) 29 (76.3)
2nd week 8 (12.9) 3 (12.5) 5 (13.2)
3rd & 4th week 5 (8.1) 1 (4.1) 4 (10.5)
Complications -
Chest infection/Aspiration 46 (18.0) 20 (21.1) 26 (31.3)
Bedsores 13 (7.3) 9 (9.5) 4 (4.8)
Seizures 22 (12.4) 10 (10.5) 22 (26.5)
Urinary tract infection 37 (20.8) 21 (22.1) 16 (19.3)