Effect of COVID-19 pandemic on stroke center of Yongchuan Hospital Affiliated to Chongqing Medical University
- VernacularTitle: 新冠疫情对重庆医科大学附属永川医院卒中中心的影响
- Author:
Qing TAN
1
;
Qingjun LIU
1
;
Wenhui FAN
1
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic; Stroke center; Effect; Retrospective study
- From: Journal of Apoplexy and Nervous Diseases 2021;38(5):432-441
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
- Abstract: Objective To study the effect of COVID-19 pandemic on the stroke center of Yongchuan Hospital Affiliated to Chongqing Medical University（“our hospital” for short），so as to provide reference for the stroke center to cope with COVID-19 pandemic.Methods 161 stroke patients in our hospital from January 24 to March 10，2020（the first level response period for major public health emergencies in Chongqing） were selected as the pandemic group. 259 stroke patients in our hospital from February 4 to March 23，2019（the same period in the lunar calendar with 2020）were selected as non pandemic group，and the clinical data of the two groups were compared.Results The time of visiting hospital and the ratio of ischemic stroke patients in pandemic group were lower than those in non pandemic group，and the emergency visiting rate，calling ambulance rate，hospitalization rate，hospitalization days，critical ill rate，special or primary nursing rate were higher than those in non pandemic group（P<0.05）；there was no statistical significance between the two groups in gender and age（P>0.05）.Between the emergency visiting patients of the two groups，There was no significant difference in the time of visiting hospital（P>0.05）.Between the ischemic stroke patients of the two groups，time from door to puncture in thrombectomy（DTP） in pandemic group was lower than that in non pandemic group（P<0.05），There was no significant difference in the National Institute of Health Stroke Scale（NIHSS score），thrombolysis rate，time from door-to-needle in thrombolysis（DNT），and Endovascular therapy rate（P>0.05）.Between the Hemorrhagic stroke patients of the two groups，The emergency operation rate in pandemic group was higher than that in the non pandemic group，and the time from admission to emergency operation in pandemic was shorter than that in the non pandemic group.Conclusion During the period of COVID-19 pandemic，the patients in the stroke center showed the following characteristics compared with normal：the number of visiting hospital was reduced，the time of visiting hospital was shortened，the degree of illness was aggravated，the hospitalization rate was increased，the hospitalization days were increased，the ischemic stroke ratio was reduced，the DTP of ischemic stroke was shortened，the emergency operation rate of hemorrhagic stroke was increased，and the time from admission to emergency operation of hemorrhagic stroke was shortened.
- Full text:2024072922490034111Effect of COVID-19 pandemic on stroke center of Yongchuan Hospital Affiliated to Chongqing Medical University.pdf
