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Front Neurol. 2020 Apr 21;11:353. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2020.00353. eCollection 2020.
Triage of Acute Ischemic Stroke in Confirmed COVID-19: Large Vessel Occlusion Associated With Coronavirus Infection.
Moshayedi P[SUP]1[/SUP], Ryan TE[SUP]1[/SUP], Mejia LLP[SUP]2[/SUP], Nour M[SUP]1,[/SUP][SUP]2[/SUP], Liebeskind DS[SUP]1[/SUP].
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The outbreak of COVID-19 has posed a significant challenge to global healthcare. Acute stroke care requires rapid bedside attendance, imaging, and intervention. However, for acute stroke patients who have a diagnosis of or are under investigation for COVID-19, the concern for nosocomial transmission moderates operational procedures for acute stroke care. We present our experience with an in-hospital stroke code called on a COVID-19-positive patient with a left middle cerebral artery syndrome and the challenges faced for timely examination, imaging, and decision to intervene. The outlook for the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic necessitates the development of protocols to sustain timely and effective acute stroke care while mitigating healthcare-associated transmission.
Copyright ? 2020 Moshayedi, Ryan, Mejia, Nour and Liebeskind.
KEYWORDS:
COVID-19; disease transmission; large vessel occlusion (LVO); stroke—diagnosis; therapy; triage
PMID:32373061PMCID:PMC7186326DOI:10.3389/fneur.2020.00353
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Triage of Acute Ischemic Stroke in Confirmed COVID-19: Large Vessel Occlusion Associated With Coronavirus Infection.
Moshayedi P[SUP]1[/SUP], Ryan TE[SUP]1[/SUP], Mejia LLP[SUP]2[/SUP], Nour M[SUP]1,[/SUP][SUP]2[/SUP], Liebeskind DS[SUP]1[/SUP].
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Abstract
The outbreak of COVID-19 has posed a significant challenge to global healthcare. Acute stroke care requires rapid bedside attendance, imaging, and intervention. However, for acute stroke patients who have a diagnosis of or are under investigation for COVID-19, the concern for nosocomial transmission moderates operational procedures for acute stroke care. We present our experience with an in-hospital stroke code called on a COVID-19-positive patient with a left middle cerebral artery syndrome and the challenges faced for timely examination, imaging, and decision to intervene. The outlook for the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic necessitates the development of protocols to sustain timely and effective acute stroke care while mitigating healthcare-associated transmission.
Copyright ? 2020 Moshayedi, Ryan, Mejia, Nour and Liebeskind.
KEYWORDS:
COVID-19; disease transmission; large vessel occlusion (LVO); stroke—diagnosis; therapy; triage
PMID:32373061PMCID:PMC7186326DOI:10.3389/fneur.2020.00353
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