Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Guidance in the Era of the COVID-19 Pandemic - An Opinion to Mitigate Exposure and Conserve Personal Protective Equipment

Overview

Journal J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis

Specialties Cardiology & Vascular Diseases
Neurology

Date 2020 Aug 19

PMID 32807425

Citations 10

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

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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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