Serious medical complications of stroke

Complication	Percent
All pneumonias	5
Aspiration pneumonia alone	3
Heart failure	3
Gastrointestinal bleeding	3
Cardiac arrest	2
Angina/MI/cardiac ischemia	1
Deep venous thrombosis	1
Pulmonary embolism	1
Hypoxia	1
Urinary tract infection	1
Sepsis	1
Cellulitis	1
Peripheral vascular disorder	1
Dyspnea	1
Pulmonary edema	1
Dehydration	1

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In a prospective study that analyzed the placebo group of the RANTTAS database (n = 279), at least one serious medical complication (defined as prolonged, immediately life threatening, or resulting in hospitalization or death) occurred in 24 percent of patients.

Data from: Johnston, KC, Li, JY, Lyden, PD, et al. Medical and neurological complications of ischemic stroke: experience from the RANTTAS trial. RANTTAS Investigators. Stroke 1998; 29:447.

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