Association Between CT With Angiography and 30-Day Risk of Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack in a Canadian Emergency Department Setting
Patients who received CTA at their index visit had 18.3 times greater odds of TIA or stroke diagnosis at 30-days, stayed longer in the ED, were more likely to revisit the ED within 30 days, and had a shorter mean hospital stay.
Authors
- Chel H Lee
- Javier Jacob (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1101-1066)
- Katie Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2000-2073)
- Bijoy K. Menon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3466-496X)
- Urouj Rashid
Institutions
- University of Alberta (CA)
- University of Calgary (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2024-11-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.74041
- Primary Topic
- Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Alberta Health Services