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Periodicum biologorum, Vol. 123 No. 3-4, 2021.

Kratko priopćenje

https://doi.org/10.18054/pb.v123i3-4.11586

Acute stroke treatment during COVID-19 pandemic "lockdown" period – Croatian experience

Zdravka Poljaković orcid id orcid.org/0000-0002-7216-6478 ; University Hospital Zagreb
Marina Roje Bedeković orcid id orcid.org/0000-0002-3469-1589 ; University Hospital Sestre Milosrdnice
Kresimir Čaljkušić ; University Hospital Split
Meri Matijaca ; University Hospital Split
Irena Pintarić ; University Hospital Split
Vladimira Vuletić ; University Hospital Rijeka
David Bonifačić ; University Hospital Rijeka
Marina Bralić orcid id orcid.org/0000-0003-4206-2405 ; University Hospital Rijeka
Josip Ljevak ; University Hospital Zagreb

Puni tekst: engleski poljakovic.pdf 126 Kb

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Background and purpose: Inevitable lockdown scenario during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic led to different approaches of medical care system worldwide. During this period, health care services faced theproblem of time, place and human resources management. However, in spite of redirecting health forces to fight this new and unknown virus in all countries, the need of routine treatment of all the other emergencies according to the guidelines remained present. The aim of our study was to analyse the acute stroke care in Croatia during first wave of Covid pandemic.Materials and methods: In order to achieve the rate of stroke patients admitted to hospital care in dedicated hospital stroke units and centers, we have gathered the data from four Croatian University Hospitals. We analyzed the number of hospitalized stroke patients from 1th of February to 1th of May 2020 and the proportions of patients treated with recanalization therapy.Results: Our results showed a slight decrease of number of all neurological patients who arrived to the Emergency Unit. In 2019 recanalization therapy was given to 158 patients (19%) vs 177 (26%) in 2020. Thrombolysis alone was given to 72 (9%) of patients in 2019 and to 68 (10%) of patients in 2020, while thrombectomy (with or without thrombolysis) has been performed to 86 (10%) vs 109 (16%) patients in 2019 and 2020 respectively.Conclusion: In conclusion, we did not notice less severe stroke patients or lower level of stroke care in University Hospitals.

Ključne riječi

acute stroke; recanalization therapy; COVID-19 pandemic

Hrčak ID:

279956

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/279956

Datum izdavanja:

30.5.2022.

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