Stroke metrics during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, a tale of two comprehensive stroke centers.

ABSTRACT: Although a decrease in stroke admissions during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has been observed, detailed analyses of the evolution of stroke metrics during the pandemic are lacking. We analyzed changes in stroke presentation, in-hospital systems-of-care, and treatment time metrics at two representative Comprehensive Stroke Centers (CSCs) during the first year of Coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. From January 2018 to May 2021, data from stroke presentations to two CSCs were obtained. The study duration was split into: period 0 (prepandemic), period 1 (Wave 1), period 2 (Lull), and period 3 (Wave 2). Acute stroke therapies rates and workflow times were compared among pandemic and prepandemic periods. Analyses were adjusted for age, sex, comorbidities, and pre-morbid care needs. There was a signi

SUBMITTER: de Oliveira LC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10567785 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature