Publications by authors named "Karamatzianni Georgia"
Purpose: This study aimed to assess subclinical peripheral diabetic neuropathy (PDN) in adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM).
Methods: Subjects included 53 T1DM patients (age (mean ± SE): 15.8 ± 0.
Quality metrics in the management of acute stroke in Greece during the first 5 years of Registry of Stroke Care Quality (RES-Q) implementation.
Lina Palaiodimou Odysseas Kargiotis Aristeidis H Katsanos Argyro Kiamili Eleni Bakola Georgia Papagiannopoulou Georgia Karamatzianni Georgia Kourtesi
Eur Stroke J
January 2023
Introduction: Establishment of a prospective stroke registry may promote the documentation and improvement of acute stroke care. We present the status of stroke management in Greece using the Registry of Stroke Care Quality (RES-Q) dataset.
Methods: Consecutive patients with acute stroke were prospectively registered in RES-Q registry by contributing sites in Greece during the years 2017-2021.
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates trends in stroke incidence and fatality rates in Arcadia, Greece, over three time periods: 1993-1995, 2004, and 2015-2016.
- Out of 1315 first-ever stroke cases, the research reveals that the age-standardized incidence rate decreased from 252 per 100,000 person-years in 1993/1995 to 211 in 2015/2016, indicating a 16% decline.
- Additionally, the 28-day case fatality rate also showed improvement, decreasing by 28% over the same period, suggesting better outcomes and healthcare strategies for stroke management in the region.