| Abstract | Cilj: Analizirati učestalost moždanih udara pri Zavodu za hitnu medicinu Splitsko-dalmatinske županije prije, tijekom
i nakon pandemije COVID-19, te utvrditi razlike u učestalosti s obzirom na vremensku odrednicu pojave COVID-19,
spol, dob i najzastupljeniji period u kalendarskoj godini.
Metode: U ovom presječnom istraživanju korišteni su podaci iz sustava e-Hitna Zavoda za hitnu medicinu Splitskodalmatinske županije. Kriterij uključenja u ovo istraživanje su bolesnici zaprimljeni u Zavod za hitnu medicinu
Splitsko-dalmatinske županije pod medicinskom dijagnozom moždanog udara u vremenskom razdoblju od 01. siječnja
2019. do 31. prosinca 2022. godine. Oboljeli su kategorizirani prema dobnim skupinama, spolu, mjesecu i godišnjem
dobu nastanka moždanog udara. Razlika između incidencije moždanog udara prije, tijekom ili nakon pandemije
COVID-19 je izračunata uporabom χ2 testa, a razina statističke značajnosti postavljena je na p<0,05.
Rezultati: Ovim istraživanjem ukupno je obuhvaćeno 3292 ispitanika. U 2019. godini broj oboljelih je bio 852, u
2020. je bio 760, u 2021. je bio 822, a u 2022. godini broj oboljelih je bio 858 (χ2=7,034, p=0,071). Tijekom svih
analiziranih godine oboljeli su najčešće bili ženskog spola te između 61-80 godina života.
Zaključci: Učestalost moždanih udara je manja tijekom pandemije COVID-19 u usporedbi s pretpandemijskom i
postpandemijskom godinom (χ2=7,034, p=0,071). Nema razlike između pripadnosti spolu i različitim dobnim
skupinama u oboljelih od moždanog udara prije, tijekom i nakon COVID-19 pandemije. |
| Abstract (english) | Objective: To analyze the frequency of strokes at the Institute of Emergency Medicine of Split-Dalmatia County
before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic, and to determine the differences in stroke frequency based on time
periods, gender, age, and the most prevalent period within the calendar year.
Methods: This cross-sectional study utilized data from the e-Hitna system of the Institute of Emergency Medicine of
Split-Dalmatia County. The inclusion criteria were patients admitted at the Institute of Emergency Medicine of SplitDalmatia County with a diagnosis of stroke in the time period from January 1, 2019, to December 31, 2022. The
patients were categorized by age group, gender, month, and season of stroke occurrence. The difference in stroke
incidence before, during, or after the COVID-19 pandemic was calculated using the χ2 test, and the level of statistical
significance was set at p<0.05.
Findings: This study included a total of 3292 participants. In the year 2019, the number of affected individuals was
852, in 2020 it was 760, in 2021 it was 822, and in the year 2022, the number of affected individuals was 858 (χ2 =
7.034, p = 0.071). Throughout all analyzed years, the affected individuals were most commonly female and between
61-80 years of age.
Conclusions: The frequency of strokes is lower during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to the pre-pandemic and
post-pandemic years (χ2 = 7.034, p = 0.071). There is no difference in gender and age group distribution among
individuals affected by stroke before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic. |
