Association between repeat imaging and readmission in patients with acute ischaemic stroke: a 16-year nationwide population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aims to evaluate such usage patterns and identify factors that may contribute to the need for repeat imaging in acute ischaemic stroke patients and determine the association between repeat imaging and readmission in Taiwan.

Methods

We searched and analysed data from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database for patients admitted for acute ischaemic stroke between 2002 and 2017. Cases where repeat brain imaging during the initial hospital admission occurred and where patients were readmitted within 30 days following discharge were documented.

Results

Of a total of 195 016 patients with new onset ischaemic stroke, 51 798 (26.6%) underwent repeat imaging during their initial admission. Factors associated with repeat brain imaging includ

SUBMITTER: Liang HH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11186559 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature