Preserving stroke care during the COVID-19 pandemic: Potential issues and solutions

• Published in: Neurology Vol. 95; no. 3; p. 124
• Main Authors: Leira, Enrique C, Russman, Andrew N, Biller, José, Brown, Devin L, Bushnell, Cheryl D, Caso, Valeria, Chamorro, Angel, Creutzfeldt, Claire J, Cruz-Flores, Salvador, Elkind, Mitchell S V, Fayad, Pierre, Froehler, Michael T, Goldstein, Larry B, Gonzales, Nicole R, Kaskie, Brian, Khatri, Pooja, Livesay, Sarah, Liebeskind, David S, Majersik, Jennifer J, Moheet, Asma M, Romano, Jose G, Sanossian, Nerses, Sansing, Lauren H, Silver, Brian, Simpkins, Alexis N, Smith, Wade, Tirschwell, David L, Wang, David Z, Yavagal, Dileep R, Worrall, Bradford B
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 21.07.2020
• Subjects: Betacoronavirus; Biomedical Research; Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology; COVID-19; Delivery of Health Care; Ethics, Medical; Health Care Rationing - ethics; Health Resources; Health Services Accessibility; Health Services Needs and Demand; Hospital Bed Capacity; Humans; Intensive Care Units; Neurology; Pandemics; Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology; Quality of Health Care; SARS-CoV-2; Stroke - therapy; Telemedicine

The coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic requires drastic changes in allocation of resources, which can affect the delivery of stroke care, and many providers are seeking guidance. As caregivers, we are guided by 3 distinct principles that will occasionally conflict during the pandemic: (1) we must...