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Incidence of Pulmonary Complication Mainly Pneumonia, Need for Mechanical Ventilation, Respiratory Depression after Acute Stroke

Prasanna Kumar1 , Prasanna Kumar1 , Bharath G2

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Indian Journal of Emergency Medicine 7(1):p 21-24, jan-march 2021. | DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijem.2395.311X.7121.3

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Prasanna Kumar, Bharath G / Incidence of Pulmonary Complication Mainly Pneumonia, Need for Mechanical Ventilation,
Respiratory Depression after Acute Stroke. Indian J Emerg Med. 2021;7(1):21–24.

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Introduction: Stroke is the second most common cause of death worldwide and a frequent cause of adult disability in developed countries. Stroke burden on families and society is projected to rise from approximately 38 million disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) lost globally in 1990 to 61 million DALYs in 2020 due to population ageing.

Methodology: A total of 100 consecutive stroke patients who got admitted in Medical ICU, medical step down of our hospital and met inclusion criteria and exclusion criteria were studied prospectively over a period of 12 months.

Results: As per our study results, stroke associated pneumonia is found to be the most common pulmonary complication of the stroke next followed by mechanical ventilation. Stroke associated pneumonia is most commonly observed in posterior circulation strokes, Infarcts and in patients who required mechanical ventilation.

Conclusion: Stroke incidence is most commonly seen in the age group of 51-70yrs, male sex, anterior circulation stroke, infarctions are more common in our study.

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Prasanna Kumar, Bharath G / Incidence of Pulmonary Complication Mainly Pneumonia, Need for Mechanical Ventilation,
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