Clinical Characteristics, Management, and In-Hospital Outcomes in Patients With Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack in China.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Stroke represents a significant burden on the health care system of China. The Chinese Stroke Center Alliance was launched in 2015 to monitor and improve care quality and outcomes for patients with acute stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA).

Objective

To evaluate the clinical characteristics, management, and in-hospital clinical outcomes and complications among patients with stroke or TIA in China.

Design, setting, and participants

This quality improvement study assessed stroke or TIA admissions to 1476 participating hospitals in the Chinese Stroke Center Alliance between August 1, 2015, and July 31, 2019.

Exposures

Stroke types and calendar year.

Main outcomes and measures

Eleven guideline-based admission or discharge management measure

SUBMITTER: Gu HQ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8363916 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature