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Rev Neurol ; 63(4): 151-9, 2016 Aug 16.
Article in Spanish | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27439484

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INTRODUCTION: Sex differences and the (rural or urban) nature of populations largely determine the integrated management of time-dependent pathologies such as strokes, which is the main cause of female hospitalisation and mortality in our setting. AIM: To determine whether any differential characteristics can be observed between male and female stroke patients in a rural healthcare area in the Principality of Asturias. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A descriptive retrospective study was conducted at the Jarrio Hospital. Different variables were reviewed using the computerised medical records of patients who suffered a stroke in 2013. RESULTS: Altogether 126 patients were discharged, 53.2% among females, who suffered the disease with a five-year delay (p < 0.008) with respect to males. These latter smoked more and also drank harmful amounts of alcohol (p < 0.000). The pre-hospital delay did not yield any significant sex differences. Language disorder was the main symptom in the female group (p < 0.008), who scored higher on the National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (p < 0.046). Complementary studies, such as Holter monitoring (p < 0.04) and ultrasound scanning of the supra-aortic trunks (p < 0.02), are conducted less often in females, who mainly received conservative treatment with greater parenteral hydration (p < 0.017) and rest. The female group suffered more complications, disability at discharge (p < 0.001) and at three months (p < 0.004), and recorded higher percentages of subsequent institutionalisation (p < 0.005). CONCLUSIONS: There are demographic sex differences in the cerebrovascular risk profile, clinical presentation, hospital management and comorbidity of stroke in this rural population, which suggest that there are areas where there is room for improvement.


TITLE: Diferencias de sexo en el abordaje integral del ictus en un area sanitaria rural de Asturias.Introduccion. Las diferencias de sexo y el caracter (rural o urbano) de las poblaciones determinan en gran medida el abordaje integral de patologias dependientes del tiempo, como el ictus, principal causa de hospitalizacion y mortalidad femenina en nuestro medio. Objetivo. Determinar si en un area sanitaria rural del Principado de Asturias se ponen de manifiesto las caracteristicas diferenciales entre mujeres y hombres con ictus. Pacientes y metodos. Estudio descriptivo retrospectivo realizado en el Hospital de Jarrio. Se revisaron variables a traves de las historias clinicas informatizadas de los pacientes que sufrieron ictus en 2013. Resultados. Se produjeron 126 altas totales, el 53,2% en las mujeres, que sufrieron la enfermedad con un retraso de cinco años (p < 0,008) en relacion con los varones, los cuales fueron mas fumadores y consumidores perjudiciales de alcohol (p < 0,000). La demora prehospitalaria no arrojo diferencias de sexo significativas. El trastorno del lenguaje fue el sintoma principal en el grupo femenino (p < 0,008), que registro una puntuacion superior en la National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (p < 0,046). Los estudios complementarios, como el Holter (p < 0,04) y la ecografia de troncos supraaorticos (p < 0,02), se realizaron menos en las mujeres, que recibieron un tratamiento principalmente conservador con mayor hidratacion parenteral (p < 0,017) y reposo. El grupo femenino sufrio mas complicaciones, discapacidad al alta (p < 0,001) y a los tres meses (p < 0,004), y registro porcentajes mas elevados de institucionalizacion posterior (p < 0,005). Conclusiones. Existen diferencias de sexo demograficas, en el perfil de riesgo cerebrovascular, la presentacion clinica, el manejo hospitalario y la comorbilidad del ictus en esta poblacion rural, que sugieren areas de mejora.


Subject(s)
Rural Health Services , Sex Factors , Stroke/therapy , Comorbidity , Female , Humans , Male , Retrospective Studies , Rural Population , Spain
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