8. Mortality rate in acute ischemic stroke due to basilar artery occlusion and prognostic factors
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Acute ischemic stroke due to basilar artery occlusion has the highest disability and death rate among cases of ischemic stroke due to large vessel occlusion. The majority of patients did not receive revascularization treatment. Therefore, we performed a retrospective study on 90 patients with ischemic stroke due to basilar artery occlusion without reperfusion treatment at the Stroke Center - Bach Mai Hospital from December 2021 to June 2023 to determine the mortality rate and various prognostic factors in this patient group. Sample characteristics included 54 men (60%), mean age 71 ± 11.9, initial NIHSS score of 27 (IQR, 12 - 30). Mortality rate was 71.1%. We performed regression logistic showing that NIHSS score ≥ 14 (adjusted OR = 5.9; 95% CI: 1.84 - 19.37; p = 0.003) and pontine infarction (adjusted OR = 5.1; 95% CI: 1.22 - 21.73, p = 0.026) were independent prognostic factors for mortality outcome.
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Basilar artery occlusion, mortality rate, prognostic factors
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