J Clin Neurosci 2022 May 18;101:144-149. Epub 2022 May 18.
Department of Neurosurgery, Monash Health, Level 5, Block D, 246 Clayton Road, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia; Department of Surgery, Monash Medical Centre, Level 5, Block E, 246 Clayton Road, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia.
Introduction: Smoking and hypertension are prevalent among Indigenous Australians (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders). We investigated if these risk factors suggest a greater rate of aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage in Indigenous Australians (IA) compared to non-IA.
Materials And Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study was performed on data retrieved from the Nationwide Hospital Morbidity Database for all aSAH cases in Australia between 2012 and 2018. Read More