Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Predictors of Disability in a Cohort of Jordanian Patients with the First Ischemic Stroke

Table 5

Reasons for prolonged LOS. Abbreviations: urinary tract infection: UTI; Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy: PEG. Note: classification is not mutually exclusive.

Reason for prolonged LOS
Nosocomial infection	13 (39.39%)
Pneumonia	5 (38.46%)
UTI	4 (30.76%)
Both pneumonia and UTI	2 (15.38%)
Other infections	2 (15.38%)
Dysphagia	19 (57.57%)
Dysphagia requiring PEG tube	12 (63.15%)
Dysphagia resolving during admission	7 (36.85%)
Both dysphagia and nosocomial infection	7 (21.21%)
Pneumonia	3 (42.85%)
UTI	4 (57.14%)
Both pneumonia and UTI	0 (0%)
Other infections	0 (0%)
Dysphagia requiring PEG tube	7 (100%%)
Dysphagia resolving during admission	0 (0%)
Others
Decreased consciousness	2 (6.06%)
Optimization of anticoagulation	3 (9.09%)
Hemorrhagic transformation	2 (6.06%)
Observation for other complications	5 (15.15%)
Pending further investigations	3 (9.09%)