Increased Risk of Ischemic Stroke in Patients with Burn Injury: a Nationwide Cohort Study in Taiwan

Overview

Journal Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med

Publisher Biomed Central

Specialty Emergency Medicine

Date 2016 Apr 8

PMID 27052491

Citations 6

Authors

Tzu-Yao Hung

Yi-Kung Lee

Ming-Yuan Huang

Chen-Yang Hsu

Yung-Cheng Su

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Abstract

Background: Conflicting results have been obtained by studies attempting to assess the risks of ischemic stroke in patients with burn injury, while the long-term risk of stroke in survivors of burn injury remains unexplored. We evaluated whether the risk of ischemic stroke in patients hospitalized with burn injury in Taiwan is higher when compared to the general population.

Methods: The data from one million National Health Insurance (NHI) adult beneficiaries were evaluated from January 1, 2005 until December 31, 2012 to identify those who developed ischemic stroke. Each identified patient with burn injury was matched with one hundred unexposed patients based on a high-dimensional propensity score. Cox regression models were applied to compare the risks of the development of ischemic stroke in the matched cohorts.

Results: A total of 743,237 patients were enrolled. After matching, 1,763 burn injury patients and 176,300 unexposed patients were selected and compared. The adjusted hazard ratio of ischemic stroke was significantly increased in burn injury patients (1.84; 95% CI, 1.43-2.36). A subgroup analysis based on patients who survived longer than 12 months in the matched cohort also revealed higher hazard ratio in the burn injury patients (1.54; 95% CI, 1.11-2.13).

Conclusion: The risk of ischemic stroke is significantly higher in patients hospitalized with burn injury than in the general population, and these risks may extend longer than expected.

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