Prospective Observational Study Collecting Data from Patients Admitted to the Stroke Unit for Research and Quality Monitoring

What this Trial Is About

Researchers are creating a database to collect information from patients admitted to the Stroke unit or other hospital wards with cerebrovascular disease at University Hospital Ghent. This prospective observational study aims to gather data for future research and to monitor important quality indicators in stroke care. All patients included have explicitly given informed consent for their data to be collected. The data collected are part of standard clinical care and include demographic details, medical history, neurological evaluations, results of acute stroke therapies, course of hospitalization including complications and treatments, stroke investigations, and therapy at discharge. No extra tests or procedures will be performed beyond routine care. Follow-up includes assessment of the modified Rankin Score during outpatient visits. Participants will have their clinical data recorded from admission until up to 12 months follow-up. Researchers will monitor outcomes such as stroke characteristics, timing of treatment, therapies received, complications, stroke cause, mortality, and disability. This data collection enables retrospective observational studies and quality tracking without requiring additional patient procedures.

Data Collection of Patients Admitted to the Stroke Unit