Effect of COVID-19 on Emergent Stroke Care: A Regional Experience.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

Anecdotal evidence suggests that the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic mitigation efforts may inadvertently discourage patients from seeking treatment for stroke with resultant increased morbidity and mortality. Analysis of regional data, while hospital capacities for acute stroke care remained fully available, offers an opportunity to assess this. We report regional Stroke Team acute activations and reperfusion treatments during COVID-19 mitigation activities.

Methods

Using case log data prospectively collected by a Stroke Team exclusively serving ≈2 million inhabitants and 30 healthcare facilities, we retrospectively reviewed volumes of consultations and reperfusion treatments for acute ischemic stroke. We compared volumes before and after

SUBMITTER: Hsiao J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7359904 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature