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Table 3 Immediate causes of in hospital mortality 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

Immediate causes of death for in hospital mortality

Total patient (n = 25)

Ischemic stroke (n = 7)

Hemorrhagic stroke (n = 18)

Increased intracranial pressure (ICP)

17 (68.0%)

2 (28.6%)

15 (83.3%)

Respiratory failure secondary aspiration pneumonia

11 (44.0%)

4 (57.1%)

7 (38.9%)

Stroke itself (primary or other stroke)

3 (12.0%)

1(14.3%)

2 (11.1%)

Ischemic heart disease

2 (8.0%)

1(14.3%)

1(5.6%)

Intracranial hemorrhage

1(4.0%)

0 (0%)

1(5.6%)

Refractory status epilepticus / other Seizure

1(4.0%)

1(14.3%)

0 (0%)

Hypertensive encephalopathy

1(4.0%)

0 (0%)

1(5.6%)

Renal and hepatic diseases

1(4.0%)

0 (0%)

1(5.6%)

Other heart diseases

1(0.9%)

1(14.3%)

0 (0%)