Stroke Code Presentations, Interventions, and Outcomes Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Anecdotal reports suggest fewer patients with stroke symptoms are presenting to hospitals during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. We quantify trends in stroke code calls and treatments at 3 Connecticut hospitals during the local emergence of COVID-19 and examine patient characteristics and stroke process measures at a Comprehensive Stroke Center (CSC) before and during the pandemic.

Methods

Stroke code activity was analyzed from January 1 to April 28, 2020, and corresponding dates in 2019. Piecewise linear regression and spline models identified when stroke codes in 2020 began to decline and when they fell below 2019 levels. Patient-level data were analyzed in February versus March and April 2020 at the CSC to identify differences in patient chara

SUBMITTER: Jasne AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7446978 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature