作者
Adam S Jasne, Pola Chojecka, Ilavarasy Maran, Razaz Mageid, Mohamed Eldokmak, Qiang Zhang, Karin Nystrom, Kelsey Vlieks, Michael Askenase, Nils Petersen, Guido J Falcone, Charles R Wira III, Paul Lleva, Neer Zeevi, Reshma Narula, Hardik Amin, Dhasakumar Navaratnam, Caitlin Loomis, David Y Hwang, Joseph Schindler, Ryan Hebert, Charles Matouk, Harlan M Krumholz, Serena Spudich, Kevin N Sheth, Lauren H Sansing, Richa Sharma
发表日期
2020/9
期刊
Stroke
卷号
51
期号
9
页码范围
2664-2673
出版商
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
简介
Background
Anecdotal reports suggest fewer patients with stroke symptoms are presenting to hospitals during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. We quantify trends in stroke code calls and treatments at 3 Connecticut hospitals during the local emergence of COVID-19 and examine patient characteristics and stroke process measures at a Comprehensive Stroke Center (CSC) before and during the pandemic.
Methods
Stroke code activity was analyzed from January 1 to April 28, 2020, and corresponding dates in 2019. Piecewise linear regression and spline models identified when stroke codes in 2020 began to decline and when they fell below 2019 levels. Patient-level data were analyzed in February versus March and April 2020 at the CSC to identify differences in patient characteristics during the pandemic.
Results
A total of 822 stroke codes were activated at 3 hospitals from January 1 to …
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