Patient Characteristics and Outcomes Associated with Decline in Stroke Volumes during the Early COVID-19 Pandemic

ABSTRACT: Highlights 5• Analysis of 7,389 patients from 11 states presenting before and after onset of COVID-19 pandemic5• Stroke, IV tPA, and thrombectomy volumes decreased 35.0%, 33.4%, and 8.9% during early pandemic5• Stroke patients during pandemic had higher baseline function and higher NIHSS on presentation5• Stroke process measures and outcomes during early pandemic did not differ from pre-pandemic period

Background and Purpose

Delayed evaluation of stroke may contribute to COVID-19 pandemic-related morbidity and mortality. This study evaluated patient characteristics, process measures and outcomes associated with the decline in stroke presentation during the early pandemic.

Methods

Volumes of stroke presentations, intravenous thrombolytic administrations, and mechanical thr

SUBMITTER: Wallace A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7762709 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature