Effect of COVID-19 pandemic on outcomes in intracerebral hemorrhage.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Patients with severe intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) often suffer from impaired capacity and rely on surrogates for decision-making. Restrictions on visitors within healthcare facilities during the pandemic may have impacted care and disposition for patient with ICH. We investigated outcomes of ICH patients during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to a pre-pandemic period.

Materials and methods

We conducted a retrospective review of ICH patients from two sources: (1) University of Rochester Get With the Guidelines database and (2) the California State Inpatient Database (SID). Patients were divided into 2019-2020 pre-pandemic and 2020 pandemic groups. We compared mortality, discharge, and comfort care/hospice. Using single-center data, we compared 30-day readmissions

SUBMITTER: McHugh DC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10132587 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature