| Autor: |
Josha Woodward, Samuel Meza, Dominick Richards, Lacin Koro, Kevin C. Keegan, Krishna C. Joshi, Lorenzo F. Munoz, Richard W. Byrne, Sayona John |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Frontiers in Surgery, Vol 9 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2296-875X |
| DOI: |
10.3389/fsurg.2022.914798 |
| Popis: |
IntroductionThe SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic continues to substantially alter previously established clinical practice patterns and has transformed patient care in American healthcare. However, studies to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 on neuroemergent patient care and associated clinical outcomes are limited. Herein, we describe the impact of COVID-19 on the Neuroemergency Transfer Program (NTP) - a novel, urban, high volume interhospital patient transfer program.ObjectiveTo evaluate and describe the clinical impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the NTP.Study DesignA single-center retrospective study of prospectively collected consecutive neuroemergent patient transfer data between 2018–2021 was analyzed. Adult patients were divided based upon transfer date into a Pre-COVID (PCOV) or COVID cohort. Patient demographics, transfer characteristics and clinical data and outcomes were analyzed.Results3,096 patients were included for analysis. Mean age at transfer in the PCOV and COVID cohorts were 62.4 ± 0.36 and 61.1 ± 0.6 years. A significant decrease in mean transfers per month was observed between cohorts (PCOV = 97.8 vs. COV = 68.2 transfers/month, p |
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