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Table 2 Outcome and discharge conditions of stroke among adult patients admitted to Stroke unit of JUMC from March 10–July 10, 2017

From: Burden, clinical outcomes and predictors of time to in hospital mortality among adult patients admitted to stroke unit of Jimma university medical center: a prospective cohort study

Outcome and discharge conditions

Total patients (n = 116)

Ischemic stroke (n = 60)

Hemorrhagic stroke (n = 56)

P value (OR)

vital status of the patient during discharge (n = 116)

Improved

67 (57.8%)

42 (70%)

25 (44.6%)

–

Dead

25 (21.6%)

7 (11.7%)

18 (32.1%)

0.010

LAMA on self and family request

16 (13.8%)

8 (13.3%)

8 (14.3%)

0.350

Not improved/ the same condition/static

4 (3.4%)

2 (3.3%)

2 (3.6%)

0.615

Referred to higher facility

3 (2.6%)

1 (1.7%)

2 (3.6%)

0.332

Worsened / residual motor deficit

1(0.9%)

0 (0%)

1(1.8%)

–

NIHSS at discharge (N = 91)

Mean + SD

10.32 + 5.80

9.75 + 5.32

11.10 + 6.40

0.275

NIHSS 0–6 (mild)

23 (25.3%)

15 (28.3%)

8 (21.1%)

–

NIHSS 7–12 (moderate)

43 (47.3%)

24 (45.3%)

19 (50.0%)

0.460

NIHSS 13–20 (severe)

19 (20.9%)

12 (22.6%)

7 (18.4%)

0.890

NIHSS ≥21 (very severe)

6 (6.6%)

2 (3.8%)

4 (10.5%)

0.173

GSC at discharge (N = 91)

Median

15.0

15.0

15.0

0.571

Poor GCS (≤8)

1 (1.1%)

0 (0%)

1 (2.6%)

–

Moderate GCS (9–12)

8 (8.8%)

5 (9.4%)

3 (7.9%)

0.828

Good GCS (13–15)

82 (90.1%)

48 (90.6%)

34 (89.5%)

1.000

mRS at discharge (n = 116)

Mean + SD

3.97 + 1.5

3.63 + 1.38

4.34 + 1.55

0.013

mRS: 0–2 (mild disability)

20 (17.2%)

13 (21.7%)

7 (12.5%)

–

mRS: 3 (moderate disability)

27 (23.3%)

19 (31.7%)

8 (14.3%)

0.696

mRS: 4–5 (severe disability)

44 (37.9%)

21 (35.0%)

23 (41.1%)

0.203

mRS: 6 (death)

25 (21.6%)

7 (11.7%)

18 (32.1%)

0.016

Length of hospital stay (days) (n = 116)

Mean + SD (days)

9.21 + 6.82

9.88 + 7.47

8.49 + 6.03

0.276

< 3 days

17 (14.7%)

6 (10.0%)

11 (19.6%)

–

3.01–7 days

32 (27.6%)

18 (30.0%)

14 (25.0%)

0.167

7.01–14 days

45 (38.8%)

25 (41.7%)

20 (35.7%)

0.160

> 14 days

22 (19.0%)

11 (18.3%)

11 (19.6%)

0.360

  1. *GCS Glasgow coma scale, LAMA Left against medical advice, mRS Modified Rankin score, NIHSS National institute of health stroke scale, OD Odds ratio, SD Standard deviation