Cardiovascular procedural deferral and outcomes over COVID-19 pandemic phases: A multi-center study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted routine cardiovascular care, with unclear impact on procedural deferrals and associated outcomes across diverse patient populations.

Methods

Cardiovascular procedures performed at 30 hospitals across 6 Western states in 2 large, non-profit healthcare systems (Providence St. Joseph Health and Stanford Healthcare) from December 2018-June 2020 were analyzed for changes over time. Risk-adjusted in-hospital mortality was compared across pandemic phases with multivariate logistic regression.

Results

Among 36,125 procedures (69% percutaneous coronary intervention, 13% coronary artery bypass graft surgery, 10% transcatheter aortic valve replacement, and 8% surgical aortic valve replacement), weekly volumes changed in 2 distinct p

SUBMITTER: Yong CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8233406 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature