Review Article

Frequency and Mortality Risk Factors of Acute Ischemic Stroke in Emergency Department in Burkina Faso

Table 1

Characteristic of acute ischemic stroke patients admitted in ED.

VariablesDied ()Discharges ()OR value

Age (years)
 >6547 (35.4%)86 (64.6%)
 <6571 (42%)98 (58%)1.330.238
Gender
 Male71 (37.4%)119 (62.6%)
 Female47 (42%)65 (58%)1.210.429
Location
 Urban60 (32.8%)123 (67.2%)
 Rural54 (40.1%)63 (53.9%)0.8440.476
Hypertension
 Yes64 (40.5)92 (59.5)
 No54 (37%)91 (67%)1.160.429
Diabetes mellitus
 Yes10 (52.6%)09 (47.4%)
 No108 (38.3%)174 (61.7%)1.790.215
Heart disease
 Yes10 (62.5%)06 (37.5%)
 No108 (38.3%)174 (61.7%)2.750.048
Previous stroke
 Yes12 (46.1%)14 (53.9%)
 No106 (46.1%)170 (53.9%)1.370.439
Smoking
 Yes10 (40.6%)26 (59.4%)
 No108 (27.8%)158 (72.2%)0.5620.139
Alcohol
 Yes18 (29.6%)45 (74.4%)
 No100 (41.8%)139 (58.2%)0.5560.056
Delay of arrival (hours)
 ≤2462 (45.9%)73 (54.1%)
 >2456 (49.1%)58 (50.9%)0.79640.376
()
 Yes74 (70.5%)31 (29.5%)8.3
 No44 (22.3%)153 (77.7%)≤0.001
Fever
 Yes42 (76.4%)13 (23.6%)
 No76 (30.8%)171 (69.2%)7.2690.01
Brain CT (hours)
 ≤2444 (25.3%)130 (74.7%)
 >2474 (54.8%)54 (42.2%)2.337≤0.001
Hyperglycemia
 Yes27 (57.5%)21 (42.5%)
 No91 (38.1%)148 (61.9%)2.220.002
Anemia
 Yes17 (53.1%)15 (46.9%)
 No101 (42.1%)139 (57.9%)5.8330.038
Renal failure
 Yes08 (50%)08 (50%)
 No110 (54.7%)91 (45.3%)1.6440.335
Poststroke pneumonia
 Yes57 (76%)18 (24%)
 No61 (26.9%)166 (73.1%)9.333≤0.001
Urinary tract infection
 Yes15 (83.3%)03 (16.7%)9.337≤0.001
 No103 (36.3%)181 (63.7%)
Cutaneous infections
 Yes2 (22.2%)7 (77.7%)
 No116 (39.6%)177 (60.4%)1.3110.384
Length of stay (days)
 ≤792 (38.2%)149 (61.8%)
 >726 (42.6%)35 (57.4%)1.3110.384