Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on haemorrhagic stroke admissions: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

COVID-19 pandemic, a global health crisis, is disrupting the present medical environment. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on stroke hospitalisations, especially haemorrhagic stroke.

Methods

The EMBASE, PubMed, Web of Science, Elsevier, Medline, Cochrane Library and Google Scholar electronic databases were searched for all relevant studies. Two researchers independently screened the studies, extracted data and assessed the quality of the included studies. Odds ratio (OR), total events, OR and 95% CI were considered as the effect size. A fixed-effects model was used to pool the study-specific estimate. The present study was performed by using Review Manager (V.5.3.0) software. We assessed the

SUBMITTER: You Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8671851 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature