Changes in the care of acute cerebrovascular and cardiovascular conditions during the first year of the covid-19 pandemic in 746 hospitals in the USA: retrospective analysis.
Raul G NogueiraKatherine EtterThanh N NguyenShelly IkemeCharlene WongMichael FrankelDiogo C HaussenCarlos Del RioMichael McDanielRajesh SachdevaChandan M DevireddyAlhamza R Al-BayatiMahmoud H MohammadenMohamed F DoheimAgostinho Camara PinheiroBernardo LiberatoDinesh V JillellaNirav R BhattRahul KhannaPublished in: BMJ medicine (2023)
We observed substantial decreases in admissions to hospital with acute ischemic stroke and acute myocardial infarction, but an increase in mortality in hospital throughout the first year of the pandemic. Public health interventions are needed to prevent these reductions in future pandemics.
Keyphrases
- acute ischemic stroke
- healthcare
- public health
- acute myocardial infarction
- sars cov
- coronavirus disease
- liver failure
- adverse drug
- palliative care
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- physical activity
- cardiovascular events
- respiratory failure
- risk factors
- quality improvement
- current status
- heart failure
- type diabetes
- drug induced
- intensive care unit
- cardiovascular disease
- coronary artery disease
- chronic pain
- global health
- aortic dissection
- pain management
- affordable care act
- health insurance