A comprehensive analysis of stroke admissions at a rural Nigerian tertiary health facility: Insights from a single-center study.

IF 3 2区社会学 Q2 COMPUTER SCIENCE, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS

Social Science Computer Review Pub Date : 2023-10-01 Epub Date: 2023-06-24 DOI:10.25259/JNRP_76_2023

Cyril Oshomah Erameh, Airenakho Emorinken, Blessyn Omoye Akpasubi

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Abstract

Objectives: This research intended to examine the demographic and clinical attributes of stroke admissions in a rural Nigerian hospital.

Materials and methods: A retrospective analysis of stroke admissions was conducted over 1 year. All necessary data were obtained from patients' records and SPSS was employed for data analysis. P < 0.05 was deemed significant.

Results: There were 52 stroke cases, accounting for 5.9% of medical admissions. The patients' mean age was 62.81 ± 12.71 years, while females constituted 51.9% of cases. Common risk factors included hypertension (76.9%), hyperlipidemia (38.5%), alcohol (26.9%), and diabetes mellitus (26.9%). Clinical manifestations included hemiparesis/plegia (84.6%), altered consciousness (63.5%), slurred speech (61.5%), cranial nerve deficit (61.5%), aphasia (42.3%), and headache (34.6%). Ischemic stroke (71.2%) predominated over hemorrhagic stroke (28.8%). The average hospitalization duration was 17.62 ± 8.91 days, and the mean onset to arrival time was 121.31 ± 136.06 h. Discharge and mortality rates were 82.7% and 13.5%, respectively. The association between stroke subtypes and mortality was significant (P = 0.001).

Conclusion: Stroke constitutes a significant portion of medical admissions in Nigeria, with ischemic stroke being more prevalent. High mortality rates underscore the urgent need to manage risk factors to prevent stroke.

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尼日利亚农村三级医疗机构卒中入院的综合分析:来自单中心研究的见解。

目的:本研究旨在研究尼日利亚一家农村医院卒中入院的人口统计学和临床特征。材料和方法:回顾性分析1年以上卒中入院患者。所有必要的数据均从患者病历中获取，并采用SPSS软件进行数据分析。P < 0.05为差异有统计学意义。结果:卒中患者52例，占住院人数的5.9%。患者平均年龄62.81±12.71岁，女性占51.9%。常见的危险因素包括高血压(76.9%)、高脂血症(38.5%)、酒精(26.9%)和糖尿病(26.9%)。临床表现包括偏瘫/瘫痪(84.6%)、意识改变(63.5%)、言语不清(61.5%)、颅神经缺损(61.5%)、失语(42.3%)、头痛(34.6%)。缺血性中风(71.2%)高于出血性中风(28.8%)。平均住院时间为17.62±8.91 d，平均起病至到达时间为121.31±136.06 h，出院率为82.7%，死亡率为13.5%。卒中亚型与死亡率之间存在显著相关性(P = 0.001)。结论:卒中是尼日利亚住院患者的重要组成部分，其中缺血性卒中更为普遍。高死亡率强调了控制危险因素以预防中风的迫切需要。

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Social Science Computer Review 社会科学-计算机：跨学科应用

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9.00

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4.90%

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>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Unique Scope Social Science Computer Review is an interdisciplinary journal covering social science instructional and research applications of computing, as well as societal impacts of informational technology. Topics included: artificial intelligence, business, computational social science theory, computer-assisted survey research, computer-based qualitative analysis, computer simulation, economic modeling, electronic modeling, electronic publishing, geographic information systems, instrumentation and research tools, public administration, social impacts of computing and telecommunications, software evaluation, world-wide web resources for social scientists. Interdisciplinary Nature Because the Uses and impacts of computing are interdisciplinary, so is Social Science Computer Review. The journal is of direct relevance to scholars and scientists in a wide variety of disciplines. In its pages you''ll find work in the following areas: sociology, anthropology, political science, economics, psychology, computer literacy, computer applications, and methodology.