Clinical and Demographic Properties of the Acute Stroke Patients Admitted to Emergency Department of a Tertiary Referral Center     
Yazarlar (7)
Prof. Dr. Dürdane AKSOY Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Murat Ayan
Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Tufan Alatlı
Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Fatih Şahin
Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Mehmet Baki Özdemir
Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Betül ÇEVİK Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Semiha Gülsüm Kurt
Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Makale Türü Açık Erişim Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü Ulusal alan endekslerinde (TR Dizin, ULAKBİM) yayınlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı Eurasian Journal of Emergency Medicine
Dergi ISSN 2149-5807 Wos Dergi
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler TR DİZİN
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 09-2014
Cilt No 13
Sayı 3
Sayfalar 135 / 138
DOI Numarası 10.5152/jaem.2014.233
Makale Linki http://www.akademikaciltip.com/sayilar/236/buyuk/1351.pdf
Özet
Objective: Stroke is an important cause of morbidity and mortality and has an increasing trend in the emergency department. It has become crucial to treat ischemic stroke with thrombolytic therapy. We reviewed the findings of the initial examinations, arrival times, clinical and demographic characteristics of stroke patients in our emergency department.Material and Methods: One hundred forty-seven stroke patients who registered at the emergency department within the first 24 hours were included in this study. Parameters, such as stroke type, age, gender, medical history, arrival complaints, application time, hospitalization department, and time, were recorded.Results: Patients’ mean age was 66.01±13.07 years (ischemic stroke: 85.7%, hemorrhagic stroke: 14.3%). No significant difference was observed between the ages, arrival complaints, and stroke types. The main risk factor was hypertension. While ischemic stroke patients were typically brought in the morning time, the hemorrhagic stroke patients were brought in the afternoon. While the common complaint of ischemic stroke patients was hemiparesis/plegia, hemorrhagic stroke patients mostly complained of impairment/loss of consciousness.Conclusion: The majority of stroke patients came with numerous clinical hallmarks that help in the diagnosis. Since early medical intervention is life-saving, evaluation of these clinical clues of the patient in a short time is the key to lifesaving treatment
Anahtar Kelimeler
Ischemic stroke | hemorrhagic stroke | gender | hypertension