Abstract |
Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) patients require frequent neurological examinations, neuroradiographic diagnostic testing and lengthy intensive care unit stay. Previously established SAH treatment protocols are impractical to impossible to adhere to in the current COVID-19 crisis due to the need for infection containment and shortage of critical care resources, including personal protective equipment (PPE). Centers need to adopt modified protocols to optimize SAH care and outcomes during this crisis. In this opinion piece, we assembled a multidisciplinary, multicenter team to develop and propose a modified guidance algorithm that optimizes SAH care and workflow in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic. This guidance is to be adapted to the available resources of a local institution and does not replace clinical judgment when faced with an individual patient.
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Authors | Thanh N Nguyen, Ashutosh P Jadhav, Hormuzdiyar H Dasenbrock, Raul G Nogueira, Mohamad Abdalkader, Alice Ma, Anna M Cervantes-Arslanian, David M Greer, Ali Daneshmand, Dileep R Yavagal, Tudor G Jovin, Osama O Zaidat, Sherry Hsiang-Yi Chou |
Journal | Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association
(J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis)
Vol. 29
Issue 9
Pg. 105010
(Sep 2020)
ISSN: 1532-8511 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 32807425
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Practice Guideline, Review)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
Topics |
- Algorithms
- Betacoronavirus
(pathogenicity)
- COVID-19
- Clinical Protocols
- Coronavirus Infections
(diagnosis, therapy, transmission, virology)
- Critical Pathways
(organization & administration)
- Delivery of Health Care, Integrated
(organization & administration)
- Humans
- Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional
(prevention & control)
- Occupational Exposure
(adverse effects, prevention & control)
- Occupational Health
- Pandemics
- Patient Safety
- Personal Protective Equipment
(supply & distribution)
- Pneumonia, Viral
(diagnosis, therapy, transmission, virology)
- Risk Factors
- SARS-CoV-2
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
(diagnosis, therapy)
- Virulence
- Workflow
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