Profile of Patients with Ischemic Stroke Accident in a Regional Hospital of Piauí, Brazil

Abstract

Objective: To analyze the profile of patients diagnosed with ischemic stroke at a regional hospital. This is an epidemiological, retrospective, descriptive, and documental study with a quantitative approach. Methodology: The study population consisted of a sample of 70 patients diagnosed with ischemic stroke (IS). Results: The predominant age range was 61 to 80 years (41.4%), with a mean age of 68.39 ± 16.15 years. Regarding gender, 55.7% were male. Ethnically, 90% self-identified as mixed-race (pardo). The most prevalent comorbidity was systemic arterial hypertension (SAH), present in 87.5% of cases, followed by diabetes mellitus (DM) in 20.8%. As for clinical outcomes, 71.4% of patients showed improvement, while 28.6% succumbed. Thrombolytic therapy was administered in 10% of cases, with an average treatment initiation time of three hours and a hospital stay of 5.57 days. For the 90% who did not undergo thrombolysis, the average treatment initiation time was 14.87 hours, with a hospital stay of 7.29 days. Conclusion: This research identified trends consistent with the literature, highlighting that individuals over 60 years old with one or more chronic non-communicable diseases (CNCDs) are more susceptible to ischemic stroke.