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Decline in mild stroke presentations and intravenous thrombolysis during the COVID-19 pandemic: The Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology Multicenter Collaboration #MMPMID33383463
Ortega-Gutierrez S; Farooqui M; Zha A; Czap A; Sebaugh J; Desai S; Jadhav A; Vora N; Rai V; Jovin TG; Thon JM; Heslin M; Thau L; Zevallos C; Quispe-Orozco D; Jillella DV; Nahab F; Mohammaden MH; Nogueira RG; Haussen DC; Nguyen TN; Romero JR; Aparicio HJ; Osman M; Haq IU; Liebeskind D; Hassan AE; Zaidat O; Siegler JE
Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2021[Feb]; 201 (ä): 106436 PMID33383463show ga
BACKGROUND: To evaluate overall ischemic stroke volumes and rates, specific subtypes, and clinical presentation during the COVID-19 pandemic in a multicenter observational study from eight states across US. METHODS: We compared all ischemic strokes admitted between January 2019 and May 2020, grouped as; March-May 2020 (COVID-19 period) and March-May 2019 (seasonal pre-COVID-19 period). Primary outcome was stroke severity at admission measured by NIHSS stratified as mild (0-7), moderate [8-14], and severe (>14). Secondary outcomes were volume of large vessel occlusions (LVOs), stroke etiology, IV-tPA rates, and discharge disposition. RESULTS: Of the 7969 patients diagnosed with acute ischemic stroke during the study period, 933 (12 %) presented in the COVID-19 period while 1319 (17 %) presented in the seasonal pre-COVID-19 period. Significant decline was observed in the mean weekly volumes of newly diagnosed ischemic strokes (98 +/- 3 vs 50 +/- 20,p = 0.003), LVOs (16.5 +/- 3.8 vs 8.3 +/- 5.9,p = 0.008), and IV-tPA (10.9 +/- 3.4 vs 5.3 +/- 2.9,p = 0.0047), whereas the mean weekly proportion of LVOs (18 % +/-5 vs 16 % +/-7,p = 0.24) and IV-tPA (10.4 % +/-4.5 vs. 9.9 % +/-2.4,p = 0.66) remained the same, when compared to the seasonal pre-COVID-19 period. Additionally, an increased proportion of patients presented with a severe disease (NIHSS > 14) during the COVID-19 period (29.7 % vs 24.5 %,p < 0.025). The odds of being discharged to home were 26 % greater in the COVID-19 period when compared to seasonal pre-COVID-19 period (OR:1.26, 95 % CI:1.07-1.49,p = 0.016). CONCLUSIONS: During COVID-19 period there was a decrease in volume of newly diagnosed ischemic stroke cases and IV-tPA administration. Patients admitted to the hospital had severe neurological clinical presentation and were more likely to discharge home.