Characteristics and direct causes of death in severely ill patients admitted to a neurology department.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The study aimed to analyze the characteristics of patients admitted to the neurology department of a tertiary hospital who subsequently died, focusing on those with high disease severity.

Materials and methods

We conducted a retrospective cohort study of patients who died among those admitted to the neurology department of a regional tertiary hospital from 2013 to 2021. Clinical, radiological, and laboratory results of the included patients were collected, and their primary diagnoses, duration from time of admission to death, and direct causes of death were analyzed. Furthermore, the patients were categorized into subgroups based on sex (male and female), primary diagnosis (ischemic and non-ischemic stroke), and cancer diagnosis for comparative analysis.

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SUBMITTER: Lee DH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11681426 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature