The impact of COVID-19 on interventional radiology services in the UK
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Zhong, J.Datta, Anubhav
Gordon, T.
Adams, S.
Guo, T.
Abdelaziz, M.
Barbour, F.
Palkhi, E.
Adusumilli, P.
Oomerjee, M.
Lake, E.
Walker, P.
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Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, LS9 7TF, UK.Issue Date
2020
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Introduction: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has created unprecedented challenges on the healthcare system. The aim of this multi-centre study was to measure the impact of COVID-19 on IR services in the UK. Material and methods: Retrospective cross-sectional study of IR practice in six UK centres during the COVID-19 pandemic was carried out. All therapeutic IR procedures were identified using the respective hospital radiology information systems and COVID-19 status found on the hospital patient record systems. The total number of therapeutic IR procedures was recorded over two time periods, 25/03/2019-21/04/2019 (control group) and 30/03/2020-26/04/2020 (COVID-19 group). The data points collected were: procedure type, aerosol-generating nature, acute or elective case, modality used, in- or out-of-hours case and whether the procedure was done at the bedside (portable). Results: A 31% decrease in overall number of IR procedures was observed during COVID-19 compared to the control group (1363 cases vs 942 cases); however, the acute work decreased by only 0.5%. An increase in out-of-hours work by 10% was observed. COVID-19 was suspected or laboratory proved in 9.9% of cases (n = 93), and 15% of total cases (n = 141) were classed as aerosol-generating procedures. A 66% rise in cholecystostomy was noted during COVID-19. Image-guided ablation, IVC filters, aortic stent grafting and visceral vascular stenting had the greatest % decreases in practice during COVID-19, with 91.7%, 83.3%, 80.8% and 80.2% decreases, respectively. Conclusion: During the global pandemic, IR has continued to provide emergency and elective treatment highlighting the adaptability of IR in supporting other specialties.Citation
Zhong J, Datta A, Gordon T, Adams S, Guo T, Abdelaziz M, et al. The Impact of COVID-19 on Interventional Radiology Services in the UK. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2020:1-7.Journal
Cardiovascular and Interventional RadiologyDOI
10.1007/s00270-020-02692-2PubMed ID
33145699Additional Links
https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00270-020-02692-2Type
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10.1007/s00270-020-02692-2
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