Management of acute ischemic stroke in patients with COVID-19 infection: Insights from an international panel.
Am J Emerg Med
; 38(7): 1548.e5-1548.e7, 2020 07.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2220380
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To present guidance for clinicians caring for adult patients with acuteischemic stroke with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 infection.METHODS:
The summary was prepared after review of systematic literature reviews,reference to previously published stroke guidelines, personal files, and expert opinionby members from 18 countries.RESULTS:
The document includes practice implications for evaluation of stroke patientswith caution for stroke team members to avoid COVID-19 exposure, during clinicalevaluation and conduction of imaging and laboratory procedures with specialconsiderations of intravenous thrombolysis and mechanical thrombectomy in strokepatients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 infection.RESULTS:
Conclusions-The summary is expected to guide clinicians caring for adult patientswith acute ischemic stroke who are suspected of, or confirmed, with COVID-19infection.Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Brain Ischemia
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Infection Control
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Coronavirus Infections
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Stroke
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Prognostic study
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Reviews
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Systematic review/Meta Analysis
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Am J Emerg Med
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
J.ajem.2020.05.018
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