Renal dysfunction in stroke patients: A hospital-based cohort study and systematic review.

Rowat, Anne M; Graham, Catriona; Dennis, Martin S

Abstract

Background and purpose


Renal dysfunction (i.e. a reduced estimated glomerular filtration rate, eGFR) is commonly found in hospitalized stroke patients but its associations with patients' characteristics and outcome require further investigation.


Methods


We linked clinical data from stroke patients enrolled between 2005 and 2008 into two prospective hospital registers with routine laboratory eGFR data. The eGFR was calculated using the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease method and renal dysfunction was defined as

Citation

Rowat, A. M., Graham, C., & Dennis, M. S. (2014). Renal dysfunction in stroke patients: A hospital-based cohort study and systematic review. International Journal of Stroke, 9, 633-639. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijs.12264

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jan 14, 2014
• Online Publication Date: Mar 12, 2014
• Publication Date: Mar 12, 2014
• Deposit Date: May 6, 2015
• Publicly Available Date: May 6, 2015
• Print ISSN: 1747-4930
• Electronic ISSN: 1747-4949
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 9
• Pages: 633-639
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/ijs.12264
• Keywords: acute stroke; complications; estimated glomerular filtration rate; renal function
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/7999
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ijs.12264