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Objective: The aim of the study is to evaluate transitions of acute stroke and inpatient rehabilitation facility care during the first wave of COVID-19.
Design: This is a retrospective observational study (3 comprehensive stroke centers with hospital-based inpatient rehabilitation facilities) between January 1, 2019, and May 31, 2019 (acute stroke = 584, inpatient rehabilitation facility = 210) and January 1, 2020, and May 31, 2020 (acute stroke = 534, inpatient rehabilitation facility = 186). Acute stroke characteristics included stroke type, demographics, and medical comorbidities. The proportion of patients admitted for acute stroke and inpatient rehabilitation facility care was analyzed graphically and using t test assuming unequal variances.
Results: The proportion of intracerebral hemorrhage patients (28.5% vs. 20.5%, P = 0.035) and those with history of transient ischemic attack (29% vs. 23.9%; P = 0.049) increased during the COVID-19 first wave in 2020. Uninsured acute stroke admissions decreased (7.3% vs. 16.6%) while commercially insured increased (42.7% vs. 33.4%, P < 0.001).Acute stroke admissions decreased from 116.5 per month in 2019 to 98.8 per month in 2020 ( P = 0.008) with no significant difference in inpatient rehabilitation facility admissions (39 per month in 2019, 34.5 per month in 2020; P = 0.66).In 2019, monthly changes in acute stroke admissions coincided with inpatient rehabilitation facility admissions.In 2020, acute stroke admissions decreased 80.6% from January to February, while inpatient rehabilitation facility admissions remained stable. Acute stroke admissions increased 12.8% in March 2020 and remained stable in April, while inpatient rehabilitation facility admissions decreased by 92%.
Conclusions: Acute stroke hospitalizations significantly decreased per month during the first wave of COVID-19, with a delayed effect on the transition from acute stroke to inpatient rehabilitation facility care.
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