Strokes and Predictors of Outcomes

Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am. 2023 Mar;35(1):1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.cnc.2022.10.003. Epub 2023 Jan 2.

Abstract

Stroke is a leading cause of long-term disability and fifth leading cause of death. Acute ischemic stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage, and subarachnoid hemorrhage, the 3 subtypes of strokes, have varying treatment modalities. Common themes in management advocate for early interventions to reduce morbidity and mortality but not all perception is supported through randomized controlled trials. Each stroke subtype has varying premorbid-related and ictus-related outcome predictive models that have differing sensitivities and specificities.

Keywords: Intracerebral hemorrhage; Ischemic stroke; Outcomes; Predictors; Subarachnoid hemorrhage; Treatment.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Cerebral Hemorrhage / complications
  • Cerebral Hemorrhage / therapy
  • Humans
  • Ischemic Stroke* / complications
  • Stroke* / etiology
  • Stroke* / therapy
  • Subarachnoid Hemorrhage* / therapy