Analysis of Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Indicators of Hospital Quality in Acute Ischemic Ictus

Abstract

Objective: to analyze and know the prevalence of (cvrf) Cardiovascular Risk Factors and their influence in the times and in-hospital stroke code process indicators. Methods: descriptive and cross-sectional study of patients with acute ischemic ictus treated with therapies of reperfusion in a tertiary hospital (Hospital Virgen of Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain) between 2009-2016. It was analyzed the in-hospital times, quality indicators as well as the influence of the cvrf in them. Results: 376 patients were treated; high blood pressure (hbp) and age were the most significant cvrf (67.3%), followed by atrial flutter (af) at 43.1%; there was none cvrf in 0.1%. Age and chronic alcoholism conditioned a lengthening of in-hospital time; in addition, age and diabetes were identified as negative conditioning factors of the door-neuroimaging indicator ≤25 minutes. No statistically significant differences according to sex, high blood pressure, hypercholesterolemia, fa or tobacco consumption were found. Conclusions: however the majority of patients with acute ischemic ictus presented some cvrf and this fact entails a greater risk of suffering a stroke, in general, patients do not receive in-hospital care in the acute phase of the ictus different from those without cvrf.