Stroke metrics during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, a tale of two comprehensive stroke centers.

Although a decrease in stroke admissions during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has been observed, detailed analyses of the evolution of stroke metrics during the pandemic are lacking. We analyzed changes in stroke presentation, in-hospital systems-of-care, and treatment time metrics at two representative Comprehensive Stroke Centers (CSCs) during the first year of Coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. From January 2018 to May 2021, data from stroke presentations to two CSCs were obtained.

The quality of certification of deaths due to external causes in the city of Fortaleza in the State of Ceará, Brazil.

The article analyzes the quality of information of deaths from external causes in Fortaleza, in the State of Ceará, Brazil. They analyzed the completeness of the information of the death certificate (DO) and the correlation between the underlying cause of death described in the OF and registered in the Mortality Information System (SIM ).We used all the original statements of deaths from external causes, occurred in 2010, of residents in Fortaleza.