Open AccessRisk assessment of ischemic stroke associated pneumonia
Author(s) -
Lin Li,
Linhong Zhang,
XU Wu-ping,
Junmin Hu
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
world journal of emergency medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1920-8642
DOI - 10.5847/wjem.j.issn.1920-8642.2014.03.009
Subject(s) - medicine , atrial fibrillation , stroke (engine) , pneumonia , chest pain , mechanical engineering , engineering
Cerebral stroke is a disease with a high disability rate and a high fatality rate. This study was undertaken to assess the risk of stroke associated pneumonia (SAP) in patients with ischemic stroke using A2DS2 score.