Stroke Code Presentations, Interventions, and Outcomes Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Jasne AS, Chojecka P, Maran I, Mageid R, Eldokmak M, Zhang Q, Nystrom K, Vlieks K, Askenase M, Petersen N, Falcone GJ, Wira CR, Lleva P, Zeevi N, Narula R, Amin H, Navaratnam D, Loomis C, Hwang DY, Schindler J, Hebert R, Matouk C, Krumholz HM, Spudich S, Sheth KN, Sansing LH, Sharma R. Stroke Code Presentations, Interventions, and Outcomes Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Stroke 2020, 51: 2664-2673. PMID: 32755347, PMCID: PMC7446978, DOI: 10.1161/str.0000000000000347.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overBetacoronavirusBrain IschemiaCohort StudiesComorbidityConnecticutCoronary Artery DiseaseCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19DyslipidemiasEmergency Medical ServicesEthnicityFemaleHumansHypertensionIncomeInsurance, HealthIntracranial HemorrhagesMaleMedically UninsuredMiddle AgedOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePandemicsPneumonia, ViralRetrospective StudiesSARS-CoV-2Severity of Illness IndexStrokeSubstance-Related DisordersTelemedicineThrombectomyThrombolytic TherapyTime-to-TreatmentConceptsComprehensive stroke centerStroke codePatient characteristicsStroke severityStroke code patientsHistory of hypertensionStroke-like symptomsCoronary artery diseaseCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicPatient-level dataLower median household incomePublic health initiativesDisease 2019 pandemicCOVID-19 pandemicRace/ethnicityCode patientsHospital presentationPublic health insuranceRankin ScaleStroke centersArtery diseaseReperfusion timeStroke symptomsEarly outcomesConnecticut hospitalsPandemic Guidance for Stroke Centers Aiding COVID-19 Treatment Teams
Wira CR, Goyal M, Southerland AM, Sheth KN, McNair ND, Khosravani H, Leonard A, Panagos P, Council O. Pandemic Guidance for Stroke Centers Aiding COVID-19 Treatment Teams. Stroke 2020, 51: 10.1161/strokeaha.120.030749. PMID: 32716826, PMCID: PMC7326321, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.120.030749.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrehospital Triage of Acute Stroke Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Goyal M, Ospel JM, Southerland AM, Wira C, Amin-Hanjani S, Fraser JF, Panagos P, Committees O. Prehospital Triage of Acute Stroke Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Stroke 2020, 51: 2263-2267. PMID: 32401680, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.120.030340.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAsymptomatic DiseasesBetacoronavirusCanadaCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19Delayed DiagnosisEmergency Medical ServicesEquipment ContaminationHealth WorkforceHumansInfectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-ProfessionalInfectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-PatientOccupational DiseasesPandemicsPneumonia, ViralProtective DevicesResource AllocationSARS-CoV-2StrokeSymptom AssessmentTime-to-TreatmentTransportation of PatientsTravelTriageUnconsciousnessWorkflowConceptsPatient triageAcute stroke patientsCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicEmergency medical services (EMS) providersDisease 2019 pandemicInfectious exposureStroke patientsPrehospital triageMedical service providersStatement paperPatientsTimely transferTriageCOVID-19COVID-19 pandemicHealthcare emergencyPandemic