Readmission and mortality during the first year after an acute stroke: A prospective cohort study from Cameroon
Readmission after discharge for stroke was common with nearly one third occurring within the first month and more than half dying following readmission. The most common causes of readmission were infections and recurrent stroke.
Authors
- Anastase Dzudié (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4038-4128)
- Cyrille Nkouonlack (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4455-6532)
- Clovis Nkoké (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2617-6712)
- Ahmadou Musa Jingi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5320-4053)
- Debimeh Njume
- Jean Jacques Noubiap (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7722-9757)
Institutions
- Université de Yaoundé I (CM)
- University of Buea (CM)
- University of Douala (CM)
- University of Bamenda (CM)
- The University of Adelaide (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2024-10-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0311893
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.77