In-hospital complications | |
Chest infection | 80 (30.7) |
Urinary tract infection | 63 (24.1) |
Deglutition problems | 57 (21.8) |
Epilepsy/seizures | 29 (11.1) |
Malaria | 23 (8.8) |
Desaturation | 23 (8.8) |
Chest and urinary tract co-infection | 12 (4.6) |
Pressure ulcers | 6 (2.3) |
Outcome on admission | |
Duration of hospital stay (days) | 9.0 ± 7.7 |
Rankin score ≤ 2 | 24 (9.2) |
Rankin score > 2 | 237 (90.8) |
NIHSS < 5 | 28 (10.7) |
NIHSS 5 - 14 | 60 (23.0) |
NIHSS 15 - 24 | 81 (31.0) |
NIHSS > 24 | 92 (35.3) |
24-hour post-stroke mortality | 25 (9.6) |
In hospital mortality | 104 (39.9) |
Cause of death | |
Sepsis | 34 (32.7) |
Multiple organ failure | 24 (23.1) |
Coning/cerebral herniation | 17 (16.3) |
Renal failure | 2 (1.9) |
Undetermined | 27 (26.0) |
Outcome within 6 months post stroke | |
Rankin score > 2 at M1 | 67 (61.5) |
Rankin score > 2 at M3 | 47 (50.0) |
Case fatality at M1 | 120 (46.0) |
Case fatality at M3 | 156 (59.8) |
Case fatality at M6 | 165 (63.2) |