CO142 Evaluating the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Acute Ischemic Stroke Outcomes in the Stroke Belt
This study sought to compare specific key outcomes related to ischemic stroke that occurred before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. We assessed mortality rates, morbidity rates, and the administration of thrombolytics in patients with ischemic stroke admitted to emergency departments (ED) in the Stroke Belt, a region of the United States with historically worse stroke outcomes.
Source: Value in Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: E. Stitzlein, F. Pathan, I. Weimer, K. Lodaya, F. D'Souza, A. Shenoy Source Type: research
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