Association of the COVID-19 outbreak with acute stroke care in Switzerland.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

In Switzerland, the COVID-19 incidence during the first pandemic wave was high. Our aim was to assess the association of the outbreak with acute stroke care in Switzerland in spring 2020.

Methods

This was a retrospective analysis based on the Swiss Stroke Registry, which includes consecutive patients with acute cerebrovascular events admitted to Swiss Stroke Units and Stroke Centers. A linear model was fitted to the weekly admission from 2018 and 2019 and was used to quantify deviations from the expected weekly admissions from 13 March to 26 April 2020 (the "lockdown period"). Characteristics and 3-month outcome of patients admitted during the lockdown period were compared with patients admitted during the same calendar period of 2018 and 2019.

Resu

SUBMITTER: De Marchis GM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9305499 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature