Thrombocytopenia and In-hospital Mortality Risk among Ischemic Stroke Patients
Sico JJ, Phipps MS, Concato J, Wells CK, Lo AC, Nadeau SE, Williams LS, Peixoto AJ, Gorman M, Boice JL, Bravata DM. Thrombocytopenia and In-hospital Mortality Risk among Ischemic Stroke Patients. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2012, 22: e99-e102. PMID: 22974703, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2012.08.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute ischemic strokeIschemic stroke patientsHospital mortalityIschemic strokeStroke patientsHealth Stroke Scale scoreAcute ischemic stroke patientsStroke Scale scorePredictors of mortalityLogistic regression modelingAdmission thrombocytopeniaRetrospective cohortAntiplatelet effectUnadjusted analysesRisk factorsOdds ratioMortality riskThrombocytopeniaPatientsScale scoreHigh mortalityMortalityU.S. hospitalsStrokeNational Institute