Decreased admissions and change in arrival mode in patients with cerebrovascular events during the first surge of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Neurol Res Pract
; 2: 47, 2020.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-925667
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:
Investigating clinical characteristics of patients presenting with cerebrovascular events during the pandemic may provide valuable insight into further understanding the phenomenon of decreased stroke admissions during the COVID-19 pandemic.METHOD:
Data of patients presenting with a cerebrovascular event to the emergency department during weeks 12-17/2020 were compared to data from the respective weeks in 2019.RESULTS:
A significant reduction in the number of admissions by 35.9% (p = 0.005) was observed during the COVID-19 epoch. In addition, significantly more patients arrived by ambulance during the COVID-19 epoch (2019 75.7%, 2020 94.2%; p = 0.001).CONCLUSION:
Our data may have implications as to how campaigns raising awareness for serious medical conditions in the context of the pandemic should be framed.
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Colección:
Bases de datos internacionales
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio pronóstico
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Neurol Res Pract
Año:
2020
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
S42466-020-00094-w
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