Impact of the corona virus (Covid 19)pandemic on stroke code activities and outcome. A retrospective observational study
Data publikacji: 11 lip 2022
Zakres stron: 25 - 39
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/ajon-2022-004
© 2022 Sheila Jala et al., published by Sciendo
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Background
The Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected the delivery of healthcare around the world. We assessed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospital presentations, reperfusion treatment and outcomes in a comprehensive stroke centre.
Methods
In this observational study seven months of retrospective data from February 2020 (at the beginning of the pandemic) were compared to data collected for the same time frame in 2019.
Results
There was a transient reduction in stroke presentation only at the beginning of the wave of COVID-19 community transmissions in Sydney. There were significantly more haemorrhagic strokes in the COVID-19 period (n = 66, 15.4 % vs n = 95, 21.5 %,
Conclusion
There was no change in stroke presentations overall during the 2020 COVID 19 pandemic time period with the exception of the first phase of the pandemic. Baseline stroke severity scores were higher. There was no a difference in the degree of disability at three-month follow-up.