Impact of COVID-2019 on stroke services in China: survey from the Chinese Stroke Association
| Title: | Impact of COVID-2019 on stroke services in China: survey from the Chinese Stroke Association |
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| Authors: | Chen Chen, Yi Sui, Jie Yang, Xia Wang, Yao Zhang, Lu Ma, Cheryl Carcel, Menglu Ouyang, Lili Song, Craig Anderson, Lingli Sun, Guofang Chen, Shoujiang You, Yongjun Cao, Xin Hu |
| Source: | Stroke and Vascular Neurology, Vol 5, Iss 4 (2020) |
| Publisher Information: | BMJ Publishing Group, 2020. |
| Publication Year: | 2020 |
| Collection: | LCC:Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system |
| Subject Terms: | Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system, RC346-429 |
| More Details: | Background The COVID-19 pandemic and physical distancing guidelines have compelled stroke practices worldwide to reshape their delivery of care significantly. We aimed to illustrate how the stroke services were interrupted during the pandemic in China.Methods A 61-item questionnaire designed on Wenjuanxing Form was completed by doctors or nurses who were involved in treating patients with stroke from 1 February to 31 March 2020.Results A total of 415 respondents completed the online survey after informed consent was obtained. Of the respondents, 37.8%, 35.2% and 27.0% were from mild, moderate and severe epidemic areas, respectively. Overall, the proportion of severe impact (reduction >50%) on the admission of transient ischaemic stroke, acute ischaemic stroke (AIS) and intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH) was 45.0%, 32.0% and 27.5%, respectively. Those numbers were 36.9%, 27.9% and 22.3%; 36.5%, 22.1% and 22.6%; and 66.4%, 47.5% and 41.1% in mild, moderate and severe epidemic areas, respectively (all p50%), as reported by 54.4% of the respondents, while thrombectomy was 39.3%. These were 44.4%, 26.3%; 44.2%, 39.4%; and 78.2%, 56.5%, in mild, moderate and severe epidemic areas, respectively (all p |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 2020-0005 2059-8696 |
| Relation: | https://svn.bmj.com/content/5/4/323.full; https://doaj.org/toc/2059-8696 |
| DOI: | 10.1136/svn-2020-000514 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/ad802326a980494fa5f740230464734b |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.802326a980494fa5f740230464734b |
| Database: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
| ISSN: | 20200005 20598696 |
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| DOI: | 10.1136/svn-2020-000514 |
| Published in: | Stroke and Vascular Neurology |
| Language: | English |