Impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on volume of thoracic aortic surgery on a national level
| Autor: | Hector W L, de Beaufort, Maaike M, Roefs, Edgar J, Daeter, Robin H, Heijmen, Y L, Douglas |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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| Zdroj: | European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery : Official Journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery |
| ISSN: | 1873-734X |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVES To evaluate the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on acute and elective thoracic and abdominal aortic procedures. METHODS Forty departments shared their data on acute and elective thoracic and abdominal aortic procedures between January and May 2020 and January and May 2019 in Europe, Asia and the USA. Admission rates as well as delay from onset of symptoms to referral were compared. RESULTS No differences in the number of acute thoracic and abdominal aortic procedures were observed between 2020 and the reference period in 2019 [incidence rates ratio (IRR): 0.96, confidence interval (CI) 0.89–1.04; P = 0.39]. Also, no difference in the time interval from acute onset of symptoms to referral was recorded ( 12 h 68% in 2020, < 12 h 34% vs > 12 h 66% in 2019 P = 0.29). Conversely, a decline of 35% in elective procedures was seen (IRR: 0.81, CI 0.76–0.87; P During the initial wave of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, a substantial decrease in the admission rates of patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) and consequently, a sharp decline in the number of emergency coronary procedures performed in Europe and the USA, were observed [1–3]. |
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