https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index ${session.getAttribute("locale")} 5 https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:41407 Wed 03 Aug 2022 11:03:23 AEST ]]> https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:37411 Wed 02 Mar 2022 14:26:42 AEDT ]]> https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:46889 Tue 06 Dec 2022 11:20:24 AEDT ]]> https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:20366 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:58:11 AEDT ]]> https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:29272 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:39:16 AEDT ]]> https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:42121 P = 0.012) and echocardiography (73.3% vs 97.7%, P = 0.004). Discharge follow up was significantly lower for the indigenous population (74.4% vs 87.4%, P = 0.034). Indigenous stroke patients were 15.8 years younger than non-indigenous subjects (56.8 vs 72.6 years old; P < 0.001). Indigenous patients were more likely to have stroke risk factors, including smoking (51.2% vs 15.0%; P < 0.001), diabetes mellitus (37.2% vs 16.8%, P = 0.003) and past history of cerebrovascular accident or transient ischaemic attack (50.2% vs 31.1%, P = 0.032). Conclusions: The investigation and post-discharge care of indigenous ischaemic stroke patients is inferior to non-indigenous patients. Indigenous patients within rural NSW have a higher prevalence of preventable disease, including those that confer a higher stroke risk. Further research is needed to investigate the cause of these discrepancies and to improving indigenous stroke care between hospitals and primary care providers.]]> Fri 26 Aug 2022 10:32:24 AEST ]]>