Temporal trends in validated ischaemic stroke hospitalizations in the USA.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Accurate assessment of the burden of stroke, a major cause of disability and death, is crucial. We aimed to estimate rates of validated ischaemic stroke hospitalizations in the USA during 1998-2011. METHODS:We used the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study cohort's adjudicated stroke data for participants aged ≥55 years, to construct validation models for each International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-code group and patient covariates. These models were applied to the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) data to estimate the probability of validated ischaemic stroke for each eligible hospitalization. Rates and trends in NIS using ICD codes vs estimates of validated ischaemic stroke were compared. RESULTS:After applying validation models, the estimated annual average

SUBMITTER: Koton S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6659364 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature