Rates of operative intervention and in-hospital mortality following subarachnoid hemorrhage in patients with COVID-19

CONCLUSIONS: COVID-19 had significant impacts on patients with nontraumatic SAH. Specifically, patients with COVID-19 were significantly less likely to undergo surgery and had higher in-hospital mortality rates; however, for patients who did undergo procedural intervention, there was no significant difference in the type of intervention. Multiple factors, from medical acuity to healthcare system limitations, may contribute to these findings. Further retrospective research is needed to identify both specific causes of lower intervention rates and other potential nonaneurysmal causes of SAH in patients with COVID-19.PMID:38579339 | DOI:10.3171/2024.1.JNS231734
Source: Journal of Neurosurgery - Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Source Type: research