Availability and barriers to access post-stroke rehabilitation in Latin America.

Objectives: To describe the availability and barriers to access post-stroke rehabilitation services in Latin America.

Materials And Methods: We conducted a multi-national survey in Latin American countries. The survey consisted of three sections: (1) the national state of post-stroke rehabilitation; (2) the local state of post-stroke rehabilitation; and (3) the coverage and financing of post-stroke services.

Segmented neutrophil-to-monocyte ratio and systemic immune-inflammation index associated with the severity and functional prognosis of acute ischemic stroke.

Purpose/aim Of The Study: To identify the inflammation indexes associated with the severity and functional prognosis in ischemic stroke.

Material And Methods: A prospective study was conducted with ischemic stroke cases included in the i-ReNe clinical registry. Patients were divided into groups according to the severity on admission measured by the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) and the functional prognosis at 30 and 90 days of discharge measured by the modified Rankin Scale (mRS).

Differences of corruption types in selected Western and central-eastern health systems during the COVID-19 pandemic: a rapid review.

Objectives: To identify, describe, and classify the cases of health corruption present in selected Western [the Netherlands and the United Kingdom (UK)] and Central-Eastern European (Poland and Slovakia) countries during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: A rapid review of the literature was conducted, evaluating data from 11 March 2020 to 15 April 2021. Information sources included MEDLINE via WoS, IBSS via ProQuest, Scopus, and gray literature.

Effectiveness and safety of mechanical thrombectomy for acute ischaemic stroke in Latin American countries: A systematic review.

Objective: To describe the use, effectiveness, and safety outcomes of mechanical thrombectomy (MT) for acute ischemic stroke (AIS) in Latin American countries.

Materials And Methods: Studies reporting MT outcomes for AIS in Latin America were identified in CINAHL, MEDLINE, Web of Science, SciELO, EMBASE, and LILACS databases. Synthesis was conducted according to effectiveness (recanalization rates) and safety measures (mortality and functional independence at 90 days).

Addressing health corruption during a public health crisis through anticipatory governance: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Corruption in the health sector costs over 500 billion USD annually, weakening health system preparedness and response to health crises like the COVID-19 pandemic. The lack of resources to deal with a shock limits the capacity to protect the population, exposing them to a greater risk of infection and mortality. There is an urgent need to improve health policy to reduce corruption in the health sector during times of crisis.