An International Report on the Adaptations of Rapid Transient Ischaemic Attack Pathways During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Autor: | Shelagh B. Coutts, Henry Ma, Pierre Amarenco, Mohana Maddula, Shaloo Singhal, Philippa C. Lavallée, Maria Guarino, Thanh G. Phan, Gregory W. Albers, Benjamin Clissold, Mukul Sharma, Robert D. Brown, Mitchell S.V. Elkind, Peter M. Rothwell, Andy K.H. Lim, Timothy Kleinig, Jesse Dawson, Annemarei Ranta |
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Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Diagnostic Imaging
Telemedicine medicine.medical_specialty Time Factors Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Cross-sectional study Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Pneumonia Viral Telehealth medicine.disease_cause Article 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Pandemic Humans Medicine Outpatient clinic Practice Patterns Physicians' Pandemics Personal Protective Equipment Coronavirus Ischemic Attack Transient Delivery of Health Care Integrated business.industry Rehabilitation Australia COVID-19 Europe Cross-Sectional Studies Ischemic Attack Transient North America Emergency medicine Critical Pathways Surgery Neurology (clinical) Coronavirus Infections Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Delivery of Health Care 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Hospital Rapid Response Team New Zealand |
Zdroj: | Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases |
ISSN: | 1052-3057 |
Popis: | Background This report aims to describe changes that centres providing transient ischaemic attack (TIA) pathway services have made to stay operational in response to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Methods An international cross-sectional description of the adaptions of TIA pathways between 30th March and 6th May 2020. Experience was reported from 18 centres with rapid TIA pathways in seven countries (Australia, France, UK, Canada, USA, New Zealand, Italy, Canada) from three continents. Results All pathways remained active (n = 18). Sixteen (89%) had TIA clinics. Six of these clinics (38%) continued to provide in-person assessment while the majority (63%) used telehealth exclusively. Of these, three reported PPE use and three did not. Five centres with clinics (31%) had adopted a different vascular imaging strategy. Conclusion The COVID pandemic has led TIA clinics around the world to adapt and move to the use of telemedicine for outpatient clinic review and modified investigation pathways. Despite the pandemic, all have remained operational. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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