Stroke-associated pneumonia (SAP) is a common and serious complication after acute ischaemic stroke (AIS). Existing scores rely mainly on clinical variables, and the added prognostic value of inflammatory markers and early chest CT findings remains uncertain. We developed and externally validated an early multimodal model combining clinical severity, inflammation, and chest CT abnormalities, and explored risk-stratified associations between prophylactic antibiotics and SAP.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
1,000
Suzhou Municipal Hospital of Anhui Province
Suzhou, Anhui, China
RECRUITINGRongcheng County People's Hospital
Baoding, Hebei, China
RECRUITINGNingjin County People's Hospital
Fenghuang, Hebei, China
Stroke-associated pneumonia
SAP was defined as pneumonia occurring within 7 days after stroke onset. Potential events were screened using discharge diagnosis codes and medical record documentation, and then confirmed by manual chart review using prespecified clinical, laboratory, and radiological criteria consistent with the Pneumonia in Stroke Consensus Group and modified CDC definitions.
Time frame: within 7 days after stroke onset
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The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University,
Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
RECRUITINGCentral Hospital of Xiangtan
Xiangtan, Hunan, China
RECRUITINGFirst Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University
Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
RECRUITINGShihezi People's Hospital,
Shihezi, Xinjiang, China
RECRUITINGXuanwu Hospita
Beijing, China
RECRUITING