Multimorbidity in stroke

KI Gallacher, BD Jani, P Hanlon, BI Nicholl, FS Mair - Stroke, 2019 - Am Heart Assoc
Methods We searched Ovid Medline between January 1, 1946 and February 19, 2018, for
published articles that examined the prevalence of multimorbidity in people with stroke and …

[HTML][HTML] Machine learning to predict mortality after rehabilitation among patients with severe stroke

D Scrutinio, C Ricciardi, L Donisi, E Losavio… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Stroke is among the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. Approximately 20–
25% of stroke survivors present severe disability, which is associated with increased …

Impact of multimorbidity on risk and outcome of stroke: Lessons from chronic kidney disease

DM Kelly, PM Rothwell - International Journal of Stroke, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
With both an aging population and greater post-stroke survival, multimorbidity is a growing
healthcare challenge, affecting over 40% of stroke patients, and rising rapidly and …

[HTML][HTML] Stroke and risk of mental disorders compared with matched general population and myocardial infarction comparators

N Skajaa, K Adelborg, E Horváth-Puhó, KJ Rothman… - Stroke, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Background: Accurate estimates of risks of poststroke outcomes from large population–
based studies can provide a basis for public health policy decisions. We examined the …

[HTML][HTML] Major amputation profoundly increases mortality in patients with diabetic foot infection

M Vuorlaakso, J Kiiski, T Salonen, M Karppelin… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: An acute diabetic foot infection (DFI) is a serious condition and a leading cause
of hospitalization and major amputation in patients with diabetes. Aim of this study was to …

Long-term outcome after ischemic stroke in relation to comorbidity–An observational study from the Swedish Stroke Register (Riksstroke)

S Sennfält, M Pihlsgård, J Petersson… - European Stroke …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Purpose Comorbidity in stroke is common, but comprehensive reports are sparse. We
describe prevalence of comorbidity and the prognostic impact on mortality and functional …

[HTML][HTML] Sex differences in long-term mortality and functional outcome after rehabilitation in patients with severe stroke

D Scrutinio, P Battista, P Guida, B Lanzillo… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Objective: We sought to determine sex differences in outcomes in patients with severe stroke
who had been admitted to inpatient rehabilitation. Methods: We studied 1,316 patients aged …

[HTML][HTML] Length of stay, hospital costs and mortality associated with comorbidity according to the Charlson comorbidity index in immobile patients after ischemic stroke …

H Liu, B Song, J Jin, Y Liu, X Wen… - … journal of health …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: In this study, we examined the length of stay (LoS)-predictive comorbidities,
hospital costs-predictive comorbidities, and mortality‐predictive comorbidities in immobile …

Primary care practitioners' perspectives of discharge communication and continuity of care for stroke survivors in Australia: a qualitative descriptive study

J Sheehan, NA Lannin, K Laver… - Health & social care …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Discharge communication is an important component of care transition between hospitals
and community care, particularly for the complex needs of stroke survivors. Despite …

Association of co-morbidity with acute stroke mortality by age and time since stroke: A population-based study

RA Joundi, JA King, J Stang, D Nicol, MD Hill… - Journal of Stroke and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective To examine whether the association of co-morbidity with mortality after acute
stroke is influenced by stroke type, age, sex, or time since stroke. Materials and methods We …