Impact of COVID-19 on the rate of stroke cases at a tertiary hospital in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Neurosciences (Riyadh)
; 26(2): 158-162, 2021 Apr.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1170592
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To assess and quantify the impact COVID-19 has had thus far on ischemic stroke admission rate and severity (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score) at a single tertiary center in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.METHODS:
This is a retrospective analysis performed on admitted cases with definitive final diagnoses of transient ischemic attack (TIA) and ischemic stroke at King Abdullah Medical City in Makkah between January 1, 2020 and July 2020.RESULTS:
Sixty-nine patients were included in our study, 41 of whom presented at our facility before the pandemic and 29 during the pandemic. No statistical significance was observed between rate of admission, stroke severity, and rate of thrombolysis before the COVID-19 pandemic and after the outbreak. We observed a reduction of mean arrival time after the pandemic began, as well as a reduction of hospital stay days.CONCLUSION:
A 29% reduction of admission secondary to acute ischemic stroke was noted during the pandemic. However, COVID-19 did not affect acute stroke care at our institute. The study is limited because of its small sample size, as we assessed just one medical center.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Ischemic Attack, Transient
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Ischemic Stroke
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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Young adult
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Neurosciences (Riyadh)
Journal subject:
Neurology
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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