SHORT TERM OUTCOMES OF PATIENTS WITH STROKE ADMITTED TO INTENSIVE CARE UNIT: A FOUR YEAR SURVEY IN URMIA, IRAN

Background: Stoke is the third cause of death and a main cause of the long-term disabilities. It is divided into two
subtypes: ischemic and hemorrhagic. Most studies in this area were conducted in neurology wards, then we aimed to
investigate this subject in intensive care units. This study was aimed to investigate the short term outcomes of
patients with stroke admitted to intensive care unit
Method: This cross-sectional retrospective study was conducted over a period of four years (2011-2014) in the
intensive care unit of Urmia Imam Hospital in west Azerbaijan of Iran. All patients admitted to intensive care unit
and information including demographic characteristics (age, gender), underlying disease, the duration of the
mechanical ventilation, the length of stay in intensive care units, ventilator-associated pneumonia, upper
gastrointestinal bleeding, pressure ulcers , were extracted from patient medical records. The data was analyzed by
SPSS software version 20.
Results: Of 362 patients, 40.9% of patients were male and 59.1% were female. The average age of patients was
70.90 ± 13.11 years. 66.9% of patients received mechanical ventilation for an average duration of 20.42 ± 17.42
days. The average length of stay in ICU was 22.78± 20.53 days and the average duration of a hospital stay was
24.80± 22.16 days. The mortality rate was 43.6% (158 cases) .There was a significant difference for smoking, heart
disease and arrhythmia as predisposing factors between different sex groups.
Conclusion: The results of this study generally align with those of previous studies and they are acceptable