Key result
In English public hospitals, only 35% of stroke patients received an immediate brain-imaging scan, with older age, female sex, and greater socio-economic deprivation associated with significantly lower odds of being scanned.
Why the study?
What are the rates and predictors of receiving a brain-imaging scan among stroke patients in English public hospitals?
Observational (n=209,174)
Yes
What are the rates and predictors of receiving a brain-imaging scan among stroke patients in English public hospitals?
Effect estimate: OR 0.88 (95% CI 0.87-0.90)
p-value: p=<0.001
Significant variation and demographic inequalities exist in the provision of guideline-recommended brain imaging for stroke patients in English public hospitals.
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Immediate imaging underuse and inequities signal urgent care gaps; cross-sectional data leaves open causal drivers and targeted solutions.
Lazzarino et al. (2011) conducted an observational in Stroke (n=209,174). Brain-imaging scan (BIS) was evaluated on Receiving a brain scan anytime during hospitalization (per 10-year increase in age) (OR 0.88, 95% CI 0.87-0.90, p=<0.001). In English public hospitals, only 35% of stroke patients received an immediate brain-imaging scan, with older age, female sex, and greater socio-economic deprivation associated with significantly lower odds of being scanned.
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