Disproportionate Case Reduction After Ban of Elective Surgeries During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic.

Study Design: This is a retrospective case analysis.

Objective: The objective of this study was to illustrate the numerical effects of regulatory restrictions of elective surgery at an orthopaedic university hospital.

Summary Of Background Data: The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic all over the world places extraordinary demands on health care systems which are forced to ensure structural and personnel capacities.

Intra-arterial thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke in octogenarians.

Background: It is unclear whether octogenarians benefit from intra-arterial thrombolysis (IAT) for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke (AIS). The aim of the present study was to compare baseline characteristics, clinical outcome and complications of patients aged ≥80 with those of patients aged <80 years.

Methods: Forty-three octogenarians and 524 younger patients with AIS were treated with IAT.

Posterior versus anterior circulation strokes: comparison of clinical, radiological and outcome characteristics.

Background And Purpose: Physicians treating patients with posterior circulation strokes (PCS) tended to debate more on whether or not to introduce anticoagulation rather than performing investigations to identify stroke aetiology, as in patients with anterior circulation strokes (ACS). Recent findings suggest that stroke aetiologies of PCS and ACS are more alike than dissimilar, suggesting that PCS deserve the same investigations as ACS. The characteristics and current diagnostic evaluation between patients with PCS and ACS were compared.