Abstract 16386: Patient Perceptions of Cardiac Electrophysiology Procedural Postponement at an Urban Center During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic
| Autor: | Lauren Tragesser, Richard E. Greenberg, Chethan Gangireddy, Joshua M. Cooper, Abdullah Haddad, Edmond M. Cronin, Meredith A. Brisco-Bacik, Anuj Basil, Benjamin Khazan, Isaac R. Whitman, Anjali Vaidya, Joseph Noto, Rebecca Garber, George A. Yesenosky, Anne Sophie Lacharite Roberge |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Cardiac electrophysiology business.industry Postponement Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) medicine.disease Patient perceptions Physiology (medical) Pandemic medicine Medical emergency Social determinants of health Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business |
| Zdroj: | Circulation. 142 |
| ISSN: | 1524-4539 0009-7322 |
| DOI: | 10.1161/circ.142.suppl_3.16386 |
| Popis: | Background: To curb transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and to preserve hospital resources, elective procedures were indefinitely postponed nationally, affecting many patients previously scheduled for electrophysiology (EP) procedures. Procedural wait times may affect patient satisfaction and retention, yet patient perceptions of procedural postponements during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic are currently unknown. Methods: We performed a phone survey of consecutive patients who experienced EP procedural postponement from March – April 2020. Surveys were performed between May 1 – May 15. Sociodemographics, SARS-CoV-2 testing history, notification circumstances, and perceptions were obtained from patients. Results: Of 112 patients postponed, 77 patients consented to the survey, most of whom were minorities (black 43%, Hispanic 20%), 30% were below the poverty line, and 67% had ≤ high school education. Catheter ablation accounted for 33% of procedures and device procedure 44%. Half of patients (51%) were informed of their postponement by their electrophysiologist. In response to when patients thought their procedure would occur, 37% believed it would occur within 12 weeks of the survey. Perceptions and testing history are shown ( Figure ). Patients who had undergone SARS-CoV-2 testing were more likely to disagree with postponement than those who had not undergone testing (30% of those tested disagreed vs. 2% of those not tested, p Conclusion: Within an urban population, most patients agreed with procedural postponement and felt their procedure would occur soon. Interim SARS-CoV-2 testing was associated with disagreement with postponement and one third of patients had high anxiety about postponement. In our experience, patient retention was high. |
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