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Change in stroke presentations during COVID-19 pandemic in South-Western Sydney.
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| medRxiv
| ID: ppmedrxiv-22274456
ABSTRACT
BackgroundAustralia managed relatively well during the global COVID-19 pandemic owing to our swift mandated public health response. During the NSW lockdown restrictions, we noted a decrease in acute stroke presentations at our institution, similar to what was subsequently reported worldwide. AimsWe aimed to test our hypothesis that (i) the true numbers of ischaemic strokes did not change, however patients were presenting later and (ii) the proportion of TIAs decreased. MethodsWe conducted a retrospective audit of all stroke and TIA presentations in 2020 and compared these with data from 2019. We collected information about stroke subtype, severity, time from stroke/TIA onset to presentation and acute reperfusion therapies. ResultsBetween January-February and April-March 2020, there was a 15% drop in acute stroke presentations (128 vs. 109). In the same period "stroke mimic" presentations dropped by 22%. The proportion of patients attending the emergency department within 4.5hrs was only 36% compared with 48% over the similar period in 2019. ConclusionsAlthough the raw numbers of ischemic stroke presentations remained stable during NSW Covid lockdown, the proportion of patients presenting within time window for acute reperfusion therapies fell. The number of TIAs similarly fell suggesting COVID-19 discouraged patients from presenting to hospital which placed them at higher risk of disabling stroke. The opportunity cost of lockdown restrictions on stroke outcome should be considered in future policy directives.
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Ano de publicação:
2022
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