Decreased admissions and change in arrival mode in patients with cerebrovascular events during the first surge of the COVID-19 pandemic
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 pr...
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doaj-24718aacdc744c2f93f1305a161eb6cb2020-11-25T04:11:58ZengBMCNeurological Research and Practice2524-34892020-11-01211410.1186/s42466-020-00094-wDecreased admissions and change in arrival mode in patients with cerebrovascular events during the first surge of the COVID-19 pandemicCarolin Hoyer0Lenja Weber1Vesile Sandikci2Anne Ebert3Michael Platten4Kristina Szabo5Department of Neurology and Mannheim Center for Translational Neuroscience, Heidelberg University, Medical Faculty MannheimDepartment of Neurology and Mannheim Center for Translational Neuroscience, Heidelberg University, Medical Faculty MannheimDepartment of Neurology and Mannheim Center for Translational Neuroscience, Heidelberg University, Medical Faculty MannheimDepartment of Neurology and Mannheim Center for Translational Neuroscience, Heidelberg University, Medical Faculty MannheimDepartment of Neurology and Mannheim Center for Translational Neuroscience, Heidelberg University, Medical Faculty MannheimDepartment of Neurology and Mannheim Center for Translational Neuroscience, Heidelberg University, Medical Faculty MannheimAbstract 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.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42466-020-00094-wCOVID-19Emergency departmentStroke |
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Decreased admissions and change in arrival mode in patients with cerebrovascular events during the first surge of the COVID-19 pandemic |
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Decreased admissions and change in arrival mode in patients with cerebrovascular events during the first surge of the COVID-19 pandemic |
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Decreased admissions and change in arrival mode in patients with cerebrovascular events during the first surge of the COVID-19 pandemic |
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Decreased admissions and change in arrival mode in patients with cerebrovascular events during the first surge of the COVID-19 pandemic |
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Decreased admissions and change in arrival mode in patients with cerebrovascular events during the first surge of the COVID-19 pandemic |
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decreased admissions and change in arrival mode in patients with cerebrovascular events during the first surge of the covid-19 pandemic |
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Neurological Research and Practice |
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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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COVID-19 Emergency department Stroke |
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http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42466-020-00094-w |
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