Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine the frequency and types of medical complications that occur during stroke
inpatient rehabilitation at a tertiary care rehabilitation hospital in Saudi Arabia.
METHODS: A retrospective study conducted in a tertiary care rehabilitation hospital in Riyadh Saudi
Arabia
RESULTS: Our study included 60 patients with an age range of 20-95 years (mean=63 years); 37(62%)
males and 23(38%) females. Left side of body was more commonly involved (62%). The strokes were
predominantly ischemic in origin (78.3%). Hypertension (95%), diabetes mellitus (65%), history of
smoking (26.7%), prior stroke (26.7%) and hyperlipidemia (21.7%), were the most common preexisting
conditions found in our study. Musculoskeletal pain (63.33%), depression (21.6%), urinary tract infection
(18.33%), and stroke progression (7%), were the most frequently occurring medical complications in
stroke patients.
CONCLUSIONS: Medical complications are common during inpatient stroke rehabilitation. The most
common medical complications were musculoskeletal pain, followed by depression and urinary tract
infection. Early prevention, detection, and treatment of the most commonly occurring complications
should be established.
Sami Ullah, Ahmad Zaheer Qureshi, Rubina Ullah, Amani Abu-Shaheen. (2018) Medical Complications during Inpatient Stroke Rehabilitation at a Tertiary Care Rehabilitation Hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Journal of Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Volume-17, Issue-2.
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