학술논문

Evaluation of Workflow Delays in Stroke Reperfusion Therapy: A Comparison between the Year-Long Pre-COVID-19 Period and the with-COVID-19 Period
Document Type
Journal Article
Source
Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis. 2022, 29(7):1095
Subject
Coronavirus disease 2019
Ischemic stroke
Reperfusion therapy
Workflow
Language
English
ISSN
1340-3478
1880-3873
Abstract
Results: Of 1,260 patients with AIS hospitalized in the study period, 265 patients were examined. Compared with the pre-COVID-19 group (133 patients; median age, 79 years), the with-COVID-19 group (132 patients; median age, 79 years) had a longer median door-to-imaging time (25 min vs. 27 min, P=0.04), and a longer door-to-groin puncture time (65 min vs. 72 min, P=0.02). In the three 4-month-long subgroups, the median door-to-needle time (49 min, 43 min, and 38 min, respectively; P=0.04) and door-to-groin puncture time (83 min, 70 min, and 61 min, P<0.01, respectively) decreased significantly during the with-COVID-19 period.