An Example of a Stroke Unit Reshaping in the Context of a Regional Hub and Spoke System in the COVID-19 Era

An Example of a Stroke Unit Reshaping in the Context of a Regional Hub and Spoke System in the COVID-19 Era

During the COVID-19 outbreak, the Neurology and Stroke Unit (SU) of the hospital of Varese had to serve as a cerebrovascular hub, meaning that the referral area for the unit doubled. The number of beds in the SU was increased from 4 to 8. We took advantage of the temporary suspension of the out-pati...

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Main Authors: Elisa Candeloro, Federico Carimati, Payam Tabaee Damavandi, Lucia Princiotta Cariddi, Paola Banfi, Alessandro Clemenzi, Marco Gallazzi, Marco Mauri, Valentina Rebecchi, Fabio Baruzzi, Andrea Giorgianni, Matteo Tozzi, Massimo Bianchi, Walter Ageno, Maurizio Versino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
stroke unit
reshaping
hub and spoke system
COVID-19 pandemic
timing
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2020.01029/full

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