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    Prognostic significance of early urinary catheterization after acute stroke: Secondary analyses of the international HeadPoST trial
    (2020)
    Menglu Ouyang
    ;
    Laurent Billot
    ;
    Lili Song
    ;
    Xia Wang
    ;
    Christine Roffe
    <jats:sec><jats:title>Background</jats:title><jats:p> An indwelling urinary catheter (IUC) is often inserted to manage bladder dysfunction, but its impact on prognosis is uncertain. We aimed to determine the association of IUC use on clinical outcomes after acute stroke in the international, multi-center, cluster crossover, Head Positioning in Acute Stroke Trial (HeadPoST). </jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods</jats:title><jats:p> Data were analyzed on HeadPoST participants (n = 11,093) randomly allocated to the lying-flat or sitting-up head position. Binomial, logistic regression, hierarchical mixed models were used to determine associations of early insertion of IUC within seven days post-randomization and outcomes of death or disability (defined as “poor outcome,” scores 3–6 on the modified Rankin scale) and any urinary tract infection at 90 days with adjustment of baseline and post-randomization management covariates. </jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results</jats:title><jats:p> Overall, 1167 (12%) patients had an IUC, but the frequency and duration of use varied widely across patients in different regions. IUC use was more frequent in older patients, and those with vascular comorbidity, greater initial neurological impairment (on the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale), and intracerebral hemorrhage as the underlying stroke type. IUC use was independently associated with poor outcome (adjusted odds ratio (aOR): 1.40, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.13–1.74), but not with urinary tract infection after adjustment for antibiotic treatment and stroke severity at hospital separation (aOR: 1.13, 95% CI: 0.59–2.18). The number exposed to IUC for poor outcome was 13. </jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions</jats:title><jats:p> IUC use is associated with a poor outcome after acute stroke. Further studies are required to inform appropriate use of IUC. </jats:p></jats:sec>
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    Dysphagia screening and risks of pneumonia and adverse outcomes after acute stroke: An international multicenter study
    (2020)
    Menglu Ouyang
    ;
    Elizabeth Boaden
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    Hisatomi Arima
    ;
    Pablo M Lavados
    ;
    Laurent Billot
    Dysphagia is associated with aspiration pneumonia after stroke. Data are limited on the influences of dysphagia screen and assessment in clinical practice. </jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Aims</jats:title><jats:p> To determine associations between a “brief” screen and “detailed” assessment of dysphagia on clinical outcomes in acute stroke patients. </jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods</jats:title><jats:p> A prospective cohort study analyzed retrospectively using data from a multicenter, cluster cross-over, randomized controlled trial (Head Positioning in Acute Stroke Trial [HeadPoST]) from 114 hospitals in nine countries. HeadPoST included 11,093 acute stroke patients randomized to lying-flat or sitting-up head positioning. Herein, we report predefined secondary analyses of the association of dysphagia screening and assessment and clinical outcomes of pneumonia and death or disability (modified Rankin scale 3–6) at 90 days. </jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results</jats:title><jats:p> Overall, 8784 (79.2%) and 3917 (35.3%) patients were screened and assessed for dysphagia, respectively, but the frequency and timing for each varied widely across regions. Neither use of a screen nor an assessment for dysphagia was associated with the outcomes, but their results were compared to “screen-pass” patients, those who failed had higher risks of pneumonia (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 3.00, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 2.18–4.10) and death or disability (aOR = 1.66, 95% CI = 1.41–1.95). Similar results were evidence for the results of an assessment for dysphagia. Subsequent feeding restrictions were related to higher risk of pneumonia in patients failed dysphagia screen or assessment (aOR = 4.06, 95% CI = 1.72–9.54). </jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions</jats:title><jats:p> Failing a dysphagia screen is associated with increased risks of pneumonia and poor clinical outcome after acute stroke. Further studies concentrate on determining the effective subsequent feeding actions are needed to improve patient outcomes.
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