Predictors of intensive care unit admission and mortality in patients with ischemic stroke: investigating the effects of a pulmonary rehabilitation program

Autor: Belma Doğan Güngen, Abdulkadir Tunç, Yeşim Güzey Aras, Aslı Aksoy Gündoğdu, Adil Can Güngen, Serdar Bal
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: BMC Neurology, Vol 17, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1471-2377
DOI: 10.1186/s12883-017-0912-4
Popis: Abstract Background The aim of this study was to investigate the predictors of intensive care unit (ICU) admission and mortality among stroke patients and the effects of a pulmonary rehabilitation program on stroke patients. Methods This prospective study enrolled 181 acute ischemic stroke patients aged between 40 and 90 years. Demographical characteristics, laboratory tests, diffusion-weighed magnetic resonance imaging (DWI-MRI) time, nutritional status, vascular risk factors, National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) scores and modified Rankin scale (MRS) scores were recorded for all patients. One-hundred patients participated in the pulmonary rehabilitation program, 81 of whom served as a control group. Results Statistically, one- and three-month mortality was associated with NIHSS and MRS scores at admission and three months (p
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