Impact of COVID-19 on the rate of stroke cases at a tertiary hospital in Makkah, Saudi Arabia

To assess and quantify the impact COVID-19 has had thus far on ischemic stroke admission rate and severity (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score) at a single tertiary center in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. This is a retrospective analysis performed on admitted cases with definitive fina...

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Published in:Neurosciences (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) Saudi Arabia), 2021-04, Vol.26 (2), p.158-162
Main Authors: Samkari, Ebaa T, Alkhotani, Amal M, Siddiqui, Mohammed I
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
COVID-19
Female
Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Intensive Care Units - statistics & numerical data
Ischemia
Ischemic Attack, Transient - epidemiology
Ischemic Attack, Transient - therapy
Ischemic Stroke - epidemiology
Ischemic Stroke - therapy
Length of Stay - statistics & numerical data
Male
Medical research
Medicine, Experimental
Middle Aged
Original
Retrospective Studies
SARS-CoV-2
Saudi Arabia - epidemiology
Severity of Illness Index
Sex Distribution
Stroke (Disease)
Stroke - epidemiology
Stroke - therapy
Tertiary Care Centers
Thrombolytic Therapy - statistics & numerical data
Time-to-Treatment - statistics & numerical data
Young Adult
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Summary:To assess and quantify the impact COVID-19 has had thus far on ischemic stroke admission rate and severity (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score) at a single tertiary center in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. This is a retrospective analysis performed on admitted cases with definitive final diagnoses of transient ischemic attack (TIA) and ischemic stroke at King Abdullah Medical City in Makkah between January 1, 2020 and July 2020. Sixty-nine patients were included in our study, 41 of whom presented at our facility before the pandemic and 29 during the pandemic. No statistical significance was observed between rate of admission, stroke severity, and rate of thrombolysis before the COVID-19 pandemic and after the outbreak. We observed a reduction of mean arrival time after the pandemic began, as well as a reduction of hospital stay days. A 29% reduction of admission secondary to acute ischemic stroke was noted during the pandemic. However, COVID-19 did not affect acute stroke care at our institute. The study is limited because of its small sample size, as we assessed just one medical center.
ISSN:1319-6138
1319-6138
DOI:10.17712/nsj.2021.2.20200141