Journal article
Global Impact of COVID-19 on Stroke Care and IV Thrombolysis
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 …
Authors
Nogueira RG; Qureshi MM; Abdalkader M; Martins SO; Yamagami H; Qiu Z; Mansour OY; Sathya A; Czlonkowska A; Tsivgoulis G
Journal
Neurology, Vol. 96, No. 23, pp. e2824–e2838
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
June 8, 2021
DOI
10.1212/wnl.0000000000011885
ISSN
0028-3878