Trends in Stroke Presentations before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

There are reports of decline in the rates of acute emergency presentations during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic including stroke. We performed a meta-analysis of the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on rates of stroke presentations and on rates of reperfusion therapy.

Methods

Following the Meta-analysis Of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (MOOSE) guidelines, we systematically searched the literature for studies reporting changes in stroke presentations and treatment rates before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Aggregated data were pooled using meta-analysis with random-effect models.

Results

We identified 37 observational studies (n=375,657). Pooled analysis showed decline in rates of all strokes (26.0%; 95% confidence interval

SUBMITTER: Ishaque N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8829489 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature