Impact of COVID-19 outbreak in reperfusion therapies of acute ischaemic stroke in northwest Spain.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

Spain has been one of the countries more heavily stricken by SARS-CoV-2, which has had huge implications for stroke care. The aim was to analyse the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic outbreak on reperfusion therapies for acute ischaemic stroke in the northwest of Spain.

Methods

This was a Spanish multicentre retrospective observational study based on data from tertiary hospitals of the NORDICTUS network. All patients receiving reperfusion therapy for ischaemic stroke between 30 December 2019 and 3 May 2020 were recorded, and their baseline, clinical and radiological characteristics, extra- and intra-hospital times of action, Code Stroke activation pathway, COVID-19 status, reperfusion rate, and short-term outcome before and after the setting of the emerg

SUBMITTER: Tejada Meza H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7436392 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature