Observational studyJournal of cardiothoracic surgery2020
The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on cardiac surgery in Israel.
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- Pooled it
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with coronary artery disease requiring cardiac surgery at a German university hospital.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2025Article
- Community-Based View on Diagnostic Imaging at the End of COVID-19 Pandemic: Online Survey-Assisted Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- The effect of COVID-19 vaccination on 30-day mortality after cardiac surgery - Insights from the Israel national registries.Infection prevention in practice · 2024Article
- Transformative Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic on Magnetic Resonance Imaging Services in One Tertiary Cardiovascular Center.Journal of imaging · 2023Article
- Can Quality Improvement Methodologies Derived from Manufacturing Industry Improve Care in Cardiac Surgery? A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- Performing cardiac surgery during COVID-19 pandemic in Surabaya, Indonesia: A single-center retrospective observational study.Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals · 2022Observational
- Lockdown surgery: the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 measures on cardiac cases.Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery · 2022Observational
- Prognostic value of SARS-CoV-2 on patients undergoing cardiac surgery.Journal of cardiac surgery · 2022Article
- [COVID-19: retrospective analysis of cardiac surgery capacity in German heart centers].Zeitschrift fur Herz-, Thorax- und Gefasschirurgie · 2022Article
- The effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on patient visits to the emergency department and hospitalizations in medical wards in an Israeli medical center.Israel journal of health policy research · 2021Article
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on coronary artery bypass graft surgery in Brazil: A nationwide perspective.Journal of cardiac surgery · 2021Article
- National and regional trends in MRI utilization in the face of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.Israel journal of health policy research · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundEver since the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become a pandemic, worldwide efforts are being made to "flatten the curve". Israel was amongst the first countries to impose significant restrictions. As a result, cardiac surgeons have been required to scale down their routine practice, resulting in a significant reduction in the number of cardiac surgeries. The aim of this study is to characterize the impact of COVID-19 on cardiac surgery in Israel.
methodsThis is a retrospective observational study performed in two cardiac surgery departments in Israel and includes all patients who underwent cardiac surgery in March and April during the years 2019 and 2020. The patient cohort was divided into two groups based on the year of operation. Analysis of the patients' baseline characteristics, operative data, and postoperative outcome, was performed.
resultsThe 2019 group (n = 173), and the 2020 group (n = 108) were similar regarding their baseline characteristics, previous medical history, and rates of previous revascularization interventions. However, compared to the 2019 group, patients in the 2020 group were found to be more symptomatic (NYHA class IV; 2.4% vs. 6.2%, p = 0.007). While all patients underwent similar procedures, patients in the 2020 group had significantly longer procedural time (p < 0.001). In-hospital mortality rate was found to be significantly higher in group 2020 (13% vs. 5.2%, p = 0.037).
conclusionsWhile the number of patients undergoing cardiac surgery declined during the outbreak period, the rate of surgical mortality increased. One explanation for this might be delayed hospital arrival.
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