Ischaemic stroke in patients with diabetes requiring urgent procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea: a retrospective, nationwide, population-based cohort study using data from the National Emergency Department Information System.
Min Jeong ParkJeongeun HwangJonghwa AhnSung Joon ParkEyun SongAhreum JangKyung Mook ChoiSei Hyun BaikHye Jin YooPublished in: BMJ open (2023)
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the incidence of ischaemic stroke requiring urgent procedures increased, and older patients with DM showed a higher ICU admission rate. However, the pandemic was not associated with an increased in-hospital stroke mortality.
Keyphrases
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- intensive care unit
- atrial fibrillation
- adverse drug
- electronic health record
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- quality improvement
- big data
- mechanical ventilation
- health information
- acute care
- adipose tissue
- machine learning
- cardiovascular disease
- brain injury
- data analysis
- blood brain barrier
- acute respiratory distress syndrome