Global Impact of COVID-19 on Stroke Care and IV Thrombolysis.
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Neurology
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To measure the global impact of COVID-19 pandemic on volumes of IV thrombolysis (IVT), IVT transfers, and stroke hospitalizations over 4 months at the height of the pandemic (March 1 to June 30, 2020) compared with 2 control 4-month periods.
METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional, observational, retrospective study across 6 continents, 70 countries, and 457 stroke centers. Diagnoses were identified by their ICD-10 codes or classifications in stroke databases.
RESULTS: There were 91,373 stroke admissions in the 4 months immediately before compared to 80,894 admissions during the pandemic months, representing an 11.5% (95% confidence interval [CI] -11.7 to -11.3,
CONCLUSIONS: The COVID-19 pandemic was associated with a global decline in the volume of stroke hospitalizations, IVT, and interfacility IVT transfers. Primary stroke centers and centers with higher COVID-19 inpatient volumes experienced steeper declines. Recovery of stroke hospitalization was noted in the later pandemic months.
First Page
2824
Last Page
2824
DOI
10.1212/WNL.0000000000011885
Publication Date
6-8-2021
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Global Impact of COVID-19 on Stroke Care and IV Thrombolysis. Neurology. 2021 Jun 8;96(23):e2824-e2838. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000011885. Epub 2021 Mar 25. PMID: 33766997; PMCID: PMC8205458.