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Impact of the corona virus (Covid 19)pandemic on stroke code activities and outcome. A retrospective observational study Cover

Impact of the corona virus (Covid 19)pandemic on stroke code activities and outcome. A retrospective observational study

Open Access
|Jul 2022

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Length of stay, stroke severity and outcomes

Pre-COVID-19 (n=428)COVID-19 (n=441)P value
Episode LOS, days, median (IQR)4.0 (2-7)4.7 (3-8)0.06
Hospital LOS, days, median (IQR)6.0 (3-10)6.0 (3.5-10)0.61
Pre mRS1, median (IQR)0 (0-2)0 (0-2)0.92
NIHSS baseline2, median (IQR)3 (1-9)4 (1-11)0.049
Discharge mRS3, median (IQR)3 (0-4)3 (0-4)0.18
Severe events, n (%)54 (12.6)55 (12.5)0.95
In-hospital Mortality, n (%)40 (9.3)55 (12.5)0.16
Readmission within 28 days, n (%)32 (7.5)22 (5.0)0.16
3 months mRS4, median (IQR)2 (1-3)2 (1-3)0.92

Demographics and key performance measures

Pre-COVID-19 (n=428)COVID-19 (n=441)P value
ED adult presentations38,57635,172
Number of stroke code activations, n (%)742 (1.9)712 (2.0)0.33
Diagnosis of stroke / TIA, n (%)428 (57.7)441 (61.9)0.10
Age, median (IQR)77 (66-86)77 (67-85)0.89
Gender, female n (%)209 (48.8)225 (51.0)0.54
Type of stroke diagnosis at discharge, n (%)
    Ischaemic1295 (68.9)290 (65.8)0.32
    Intracranial haemorrhage (ICH)66 (15.4)95 (21.5)0.02
    TIA67 (15.7)56 (12.7)0.21
Known symptom onset, n (%)235 (54.9)243 (55.1)1.00
Time from known onset to ED presentation, minutes median (IQR)134 (71-251)134 (77-238)0.53
ASU or NSICU or NSDU admission2, n (%)365 (85.3)378 (85.7)0.86
Time from ED presentation to ASU or NSICU or NSDU3, minutes median (IQR)295 (188-555)260 (183-448)0.03
Time from presentation to first CT brain imaging4, minutes median (IQR)32 (19-85)30 (20-63)0.57
Reperfusion therapy, ischemic strokes
    IV thrombolysis, n (%)51 (17.3)52 (17.9)0.84
    ECR, n (%)38 (12.9)46 (15.9)0.30
Time from presentation to IVtPA infusion, minutes median (IQR)60 (43-90)65 (45-96)0.53
Time of onset of stroke to IVtPA infusion, minutes median (IQR)166 (117–218)186 (136–239)0.18
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/ajon-2022-004 | Journal eISSN: 2208-6781 | Journal ISSN: 1032-335X
Language: English
Page range: 25 - 39
Published on: Jul 11, 2022
Published by: Australasian Neuroscience Nurses Association
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

© 2022 Sheila Jala, Carin Bertmar, Miriam Wronski, Susan Day, Jeanne Barr, Ying Hu, Elizabeth O’Brien, Miriam Priglinger-Coorey, Iqra Aziz, Martin Krause, Rosalind Elliot, Margaret Fry, published by Australasian Neuroscience Nurses Association
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