Assessment Risk Factors Associated with Hemorrhagic Stroke Patients at Intensive Care Unit.

Hemorrhagic stroke is caused by the rupture of weakened arteries in the brain or surrounding the brain. The blood accumulates and compresses the surrounding brain tissue causing the brain tissue to weaken and die. It is life-threatening and often requires an operation, to reduce the increased intracranial pressure in the brain Design: A descriptive research design was utilized. Setting: Intensive care unit in neurology hospital which affiliated to Assiut University. Sample: all adult males and female’s patients with hemorrhagic stroke who were recently admitted through six months. Tools: Tool 1, Hemorrhagic stroke patient assessment tool, tool 2: Risk factors assessment tool. Results: more than half of studied patients were male (57.0%), with age more than 55 years old, also shows advanced age is the most common non modifiable risk factors while HTN, DM, and smoking are the most common modifiable risk factors for stroke among studied population. Conclusion: Based on the findings of the present study, it can be concluded that incidence of hemorrhagic stroke can be lowered if good and restrictive control done on these factors, Recommendations: -Future studies must be directed to non-therapeutic methods to lower the modifiable risk factors of hemorrhagic stroke such as body weight control, physical activity, and lifestyle modification.