Comparison of short-term outcomes of thrombolysis for in-hospital stroke and out-of-hospital stroke in United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

In-hospital stroke (IHS) differs from out-of-hospital stroke (OHS) in risk factors and outcomes. We compared IHS and OHS treated with thrombolysis from a large national cohort in a cross-sectional study to further clarify these differences.

Methods

The Nationwide Inpatient Sample for the years 2005-2010 was searched for adult acute ischemic stroke cases treated with intravenous or intra-arterial thrombolysis. Patients treated on the day of admission were classified as OHS. We compared the demographic and hospital characteristics, comorbidities, and short-term outcomes of thrombolysed IHS and OHS.

Results

IHS included 8.7% of 11 750 thrombolysed stroke cases in this study. IHS was associated with a higher comorbidity profile and higher rates of a

SUBMITTER: Moradiya Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3725307 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature