Journal article
Global impact of COVID-19 on stroke care
RG Nogueira, M Abdalkader, MM Qureshi, MR Frankel, OY Mansour, H Yamagami, Z Qiu, M Farhoudi, JE Siegler, S Yaghi, E Raz, N Sakai, N Ohara, M Piotin, L Mechtouff, O Eker, V Chalumeau, TJ Kleinig, R Pop, J Liu Show all
International Journal of Stroke | Published : 2021
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Abstract
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic led to profound changes in the organization of health care systems worldwide. Aims: We sought to measure the global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the volumes for mechanical thrombectomy, stroke, and intracranial hemorrhage hospitalizations over a three-month period at the height of the pandemic (1 March–31 May 2020) compared with two control three-month periods (immediately preceding and one year prior). Methods: Retrospective, observational, international study, across 6 continents, 40 countries, and 187 comprehensive stroke centers. The diagnoses were identified by their ICD-10 codes and/or classifications in stroke databases at participating centers...
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