Predicting Poststroke Pneumonia in Patients With Anterior Large Vessel Occlusion: A Prospective, Population-Based Stroke Registry Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess predictive factors for poststroke pneumonia (PSP) in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) due to large vessel occlusion (LVO) of the anterior circulation, with special regard to the impact of intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) and endovascular treatment (EVT) on the risk of PSP. As a secondary goal, the validity of the A²DS², PNEUMONIA, and ISAN scores in LVO will be determined.

Methods

Analysis was based on consecutive data for the years 2017 to 2019 from the prospective inpatient stroke registry covering the entire federal state of Hesse, Germany, using the Kruskal-Wallis test and binary logistic regression.

Results

Data from 4,281 patients with LVO were included in the analysis (54.8% female, median age = 78 years, range =

SUBMITTER: Schaller-Paule MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8893016 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature