“SAH-RISK”: Risk factors for subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) - a descriptive and comparative study using electronic health records

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The incidence of SAH is 7.9/100 000 person-years, with average age of onset of 62 (1). Non-traumatic subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) is most commonly caused by rupture of a weakness of an intra-cranial blood vessel (aneurysm). Although it represents only 5% of all strokes, SAH accounts for a similar number of years of life lost as the more common types of stroke (2-4). Despite improvements in clinical management of patients, outcomes after SAH remain poor, with an estimated 26% mortality rate ...

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Authors: Harrison, C; Taquet, M; Luciano, S; Hatch, R; Bedford, J

• Publication status: Published
• Publication date: 2021-04-11
• Version number: 2.0
• Language: English
• Keywords: electonic health records; protocol; subarachnoid haemorrhage