Racial Impact on Inpatient Stroke Quality of Care in Two Community Hospitals.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

This analysis was conducted as a part of a quality improvement project aiming at identifying racial disparity in inpatient stroke quality of care.

Methods

The Get With The Guidelines (GWTG) database was used to identify all patients discharged with any stroke diagnosis between January and December 2021. An additional chart review was conducted to ensure the accuracy of racial/ethnic categorization. The sample was dichotomized into white vs. non-white groups and compared with univariate analysis.

Results

The study sample comprised 1408 encounters (1347 patients) with Mean age of 71 ± 15 years, 51% women, 82% white patients, 15% non-white patients, 72% acute ischemic stroke (AIS); 15% transient ischemic attack (TIA), 9% intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), 3% su

SUBMITTER: Hussein HM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10743521 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature