Background Supplemental oxygen is often administered liberally to acutely ill adults, but the
credibility of the evidence for this practice is unclear. We systematically reviewed the efficacy …

Stroke mostly occurs in elderly people and patient outcomes after stroke are highly
influenced by age. A better understanding of the causes of stroke in the elderly might have …

Objectives: Pneumonia is the most common medical complication after stroke. Although
several risk factors have been reported, the role of common comorbidities in the …

Objective: To determine the extent that demographics, clinical characteristics, comorbidities,
and complications contribute to the risk of in-hospital mortality and morbidity in acute stroke …

Background—Clinical guidelines recommend specialized care for adult congenital heart
disease (ACHD) patients. In reality, few patients receive such dedicated care. We sought to …

Objective The aim of this study was to determine the validity of in-hospital mortality records
in the National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD) by cross-comparing with …

Background and Purpose—The relationship between in-hospital stroke-related medical
complications and clinical outcome remains unclear. We examined whether medical …

Background and Purpose—To develop and validate a risk score (acute ischemic stroke-
associated pneumonia score [AIS-APS]) for predicting in-hospital stroke-associated …

An evidenced-based approach to detecting and treating dysphagia needs to be informed by
the costs and risks associated with pneumonia. In this study, the cost of pneumonia during …

Stroke remains one of the main causes of death and disability worldwide. The challenge of
predicting stroke outcome has been traditionally assessed from a general point of view …