Publications by authors named "Natalia Llanos-Leyton"
Background: Current literature highlights a gap in precise stroke cost data for Latin America. This study measures the real costs associated with acute ischemic stroke care in Latin America using Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing (TDABC). The findings aim to lay a solid foundation for adopting value-based healthcare (VBHC) strategies in the region.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: This study aims to describe clinical variables and quality care indicators in pediatric stroke management at a high-complexity pediatric care center in Latin America.
Methods: Retrospective study of patients with stroke, aged 2-18 years from 2011 to 2021. The principal outcomes were the mRs and mortality.
Background And Purpose: Current stroke guidelines contraindicate the use of thrombolytics if oral anticoagulants are taken within 48 hours of symptom onset. Idarucizumab is an alternative for patients on dabigatran who experience an acute stroke, so that alteplase may be used. However, this treatment may not be readily available in low/middle-income countries.
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- - Bacterial meningitis (BM) poses a serious public health threat, especially in the African Meningitis Belt (AMB), necessitating a deeper understanding of socioepidemiological factors to inform policies.
- - A study analyzed socioepidemiological data to explain varying BM incidences, revealing that the AMB regions have distinct cumulative incidences and associated factors, such as household occupancy and malaria incidence.
- - Findings suggest that socioeconomic conditions and climate impact BM rates, indicating a need for more in-depth multilevel studies to validate these associations.
Introduction: There is scarce information in Latin America about factors related to stroke patient outcomes in rural areas compared to urban ones.
Objective: To evaluate functional outcomes of stroke code patients from rural and urban areas and their relationship with socioeconomic disparity.
Methods: Prospective cohort study included patients of urban, semi-urban, and rural origin with stroke code from a high complexity hospital in southwestern Colombia between 2018 and 2019.
Background: It has been reported that acute stroke services were compromised during COVID-19 due to various pandemic-related issues. We aimed to investigate these changes by recruiting centers from different countries.
Methods: Eight countries participated in this cross-sectional, observational, retrospective study by providing data from their stroke data base.