Journal article
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on outcomes of acute ischemic stroke patients treated with endovascular therapy: A multicenter Canadian study
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic led to the implementation of wide-ranging institutional infection control protocols. The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of the pandemic on outcomes of large vessel occlusion (LVO) acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients treated with endovascular therapy (EVT).
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Data were obtained from prospectively collected quality improvement stroke …
Authors
Zhu S; Alam A; Thornhill R; Tsehmaister-Abitbul V; Stotts G; Pettem H; Aviv R; Agid R; Pikula A; Shankar JJS
Journal
PLOS ONE, Vol. 20, No. 2,
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0316734
ISSN
1932-6203