Stroke Care in the United Kingdom During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Author(s) -
Abdel Douiri,
Walter Muruet,
Ajay Bhalla,
Martin James,
Lizz Paley,
Kaili Stanley,
Anthony Rudd,
Charles Wolfe,
Benjamin Bray
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.120.032253
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , emergency medicine , pandemic , cohort , case fatality rate , incidence (geometry) , modified rankin scale , cohort study , covid-19 , pediatrics , disease , epidemiology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , ischemic stroke , engineering , mechanical engineering , physics , optics , ischemia
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has potentially caused indirect harm to patients with other conditions via reduced access to health care services. We aimed to describe the impact of the initial wave of the pandemic on admissions, care quality, and outcomes in patients with acute stroke in the United Kingdom.
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