Renal Dysfunction Is Associated With Poststroke Discharge Disposition and In-Hospital Mortality
Author(s) -
Nada El Husseini,
Gregg C. Fonarow,
Eric E. Smith,
Christine Ju,
Lee H. Schwamm,
Adrian F. Hernandez,
Phillip J. Schulte,
Ying Xian,
Larry B. Goldstein
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.116.014601
Subject(s) - medicine , renal function , odds ratio , confidence interval , dialysis , stroke (engine) , comorbidity , kidney disease , proportional hazards model , cohort , hazard ratio , intensive care medicine , emergency medicine , mechanical engineering , engineering
Kidney disease is a frequent comorbidity in patients presenting with acute ischemic stroke. We evaluated whether the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) on admission is associated with poststroke in-hospital mortality or discharge disposition.
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