Acute stroke care in a New York City comprehensive stroke center during the COVID-19 pandemic
Agarwal S, Scher E, Rossan-Raghunath N, Marolia D, Butnar M, Torres J, Zhang C, Kim S, Sanger M, Humbert K, Tanweer O, Shapiro M, Raz E, Nossek E, Nelson PK, Riina HA, de Havenon A, Wachs M, Farkas J, Tiwari A, Arcot K, Parella DT, Liff J, Wu T, Wittman I, Caldwell R, Frontera J, Lord A, Ishida K, Yaghi S. Acute stroke care in a New York City comprehensive stroke center during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2020, 29: 105068. PMID: 32807471, PMCID: PMC7305900, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2020.105068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overBetacoronavirusComprehensive Health CareCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19Critical PathwaysDelivery of Health Care, IntegratedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNew York CityPandemicsPatient Care TeamPneumonia, ViralQuality ImprovementQuality Indicators, Health CareRegistriesRetrospective StudiesSARS-CoV-2StrokeThrombectomyThrombolytic TherapyTime FactorsTime-to-TreatmentTreatment OutcomeWorkflowConceptsComprehensive stroke centerAcute ischemic strokePre-pandemic groupAIS patientsStroke centersTransient ischemic attack/strokeAcute stroke processDefect-free careLonger median doorEmergency health care servicesAcute stroke careConsecutive AIS patientsQuality improvement registrySuccessful recanalization rateLong-term outcomesQuality of careHealth care servicesCOVID-19 screeningAcute strokeIschemic strokeLonger doorMechanical thrombectomyMedian doorStroke severityDischarge outcomes