Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Acute Ischemic Stroke Presentation, Treatment, and Outcomes
Table 2
Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of the Study Cohort.
2020 Pre-COVID
2019 Pre-COVID
value
2020 Pre-COVID
2019 Pre-COVID
value
2020 Pre-COVID
2019 Pre-COVID
value
199
217
100
198
141
181
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
Age
18–39
0 (0.0)
4 (1.8)
2 (2.0)
10 (5.1)
4 (2.8)
4 (2.2)
40–59
39 (19.6)
44 (20.3)
20 (20.0)
37 (18.7)
34 (24.1)
39 (21.6)
60–79
88 (44.2)
108 (49.8)
46 (46.0)
82 (41.4)
57 (40.3)
82 (45.3)
80+
72 (36.2)
61 (28.1)
32 (32.)
69 (34.9)
46 (32.6)
56 (30.9)
Sex
Female
106 (53.3)
99 (45.6)
44 (44.0)
89 (45.0)
69 (48.9)
88 (48.6)
Male
93 (46.7)
118 (54.4)
56 (56.0)
109 (55.0)
72 (51.2)
93 (51.4)
NIHSSS
Unknown
28 (14.1)
32 (14.8)
13 (13.0)
25 (12.6)
16 (11.4)
26 (14.4)
0-9
115 (57.8)
125 (57.6)
56 (56.0)
111 (56.1)
68 (48.2)
104 (57.5)
10+
56 (28.1)
60 (27.7)
31 (31.0)
62 (31.3)
57 (40.4)
51 (28.2)
Mode of arrival
EMS
60 (30.2)
48 (22.1)
34 (34)
61 (30.8)
50 (35.5)
41 (22.7)
Others/unknown
30 (15.1)
24 (11.1)
13 (13.0)
15 (7.6)
13 (9.2)
21 (11.6)
Private
48 (24.1)
59 (27.2)
31 (31.0)
54 (27.3)
38 (27.0)
60 (33.2)
Transfer
61 (30.7)
86 (39.6)
22 (22.0)
68 (34.3)
40 (28.4)
59 (32.6)
LKW to arrival
Unknown
40 (20.1)
58 (26.7)
28 (28.0)
52 (26.3)
35 (24.8)
39 (21.6)
0–4.5
50 (25.1)
60 (27.7)
22 (22.0)
62 (31.3)
38 (27)
42 (23.2)
4.5–6
8 (4.0)
6 (2.8)
8 (8.0)
7 (3.5)
6 (4.3)
8 (4.4)
6–24
48 (24.1)
60 (27.7)
24 (24.0)
60 (30.3)
46 (32.6)
60 (33.2)
>24
53 (26.6)
33 (15.2)
18 (18.0)
17 (8.6)
16 (11.3)
32 (17.7)
EVT
Not treated
183 (92.0)
199 (91.7)
98 (98.0)
184 (92.9)
125 (88.7)
EVT
16 (8.0)
18 (8.3)
2 (2.0)
14 (7.1)
16 (11.3)
7 (3.9)
IVtPA
Not treated
160 (91.4)
211 (97.2)
98 (98.0)
193 (97.5)
130 (92.2)
171 (94.5)
IVtPA
15 (8.6)
6 (2.8)
98 (98.0)
5 (2.5)
11 (7.8)
10 (5.5)
Discharge location
Expired
24 (12.1)
23 (10.6)
12 (12.0)
20 (10.1)
18 (12.8)
15 (8.3)
Home
80 (40.2)
92 (42.4)
44 (44.0)
88 (44.4)
58 (41.1)
72 (39.8)
Others
95 (47.7)
102 (47)
44 (44.0)
90 (45.5)
65 (46.1)
94 (51.9)
LOS
0–7
107 (61.1)
116 (53.5)
109 (60.2)
121 (61.1)
8+
68 (38.9)
101 (46.5)
72 (39.8)
77 (38.9)
45 (31.9)
67 (37)
NIHSS: National Institute of Health Stroke Scale; LKW: last known well; EMS: emergency medical services; EVT: endovascular thrombectomy; IVtPA: intravenous tissue plasminogen activator; LOS: length of stay. value < 0.05.
