ArticleCardiovascular and interventional radiology2021
The Impact of COVID-19 on Interventional Radiology Services in the UK.
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- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on interventional radiology services across the world.Clinical radiology · 2021Pooled it
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- Better safe than so ray: national survey of radiation protection amongst interventional radiology trainees in the United Kingdom.The British journal of radiology · 2023Article
- Comparison of percutaneous gallbladder aspiration with percutaneous cholecystostomy in acute cholecystostomy patients. Can gall bladder aspiration alone be sufficient?Ulusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi = Turkish journal of trauma & emergency surgery : TJTES · 2023Article
- Palliative care and interventional radiology for older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of medical imaging and radiation sciences · 2022Article
- Rates of timely paracentesis for patients admitted to hospital with cirrhosis and ascites remain low but are unaffected by the COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of hospital medicine · 2022Article
- Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on radiology education, training, and practice: A narrative review.World journal of radiology · 2021Review
- The Covid-19 Pandemic Constraints May Lead to Disease Progression for Patients with Liver Cancer Scheduled to Receive Locoregional Therapies: Single-Centre Retrospective Analysis in an Interventional Radiology Unit.Cardiovascular and interventional radiology · 2021Article
- Chest-Related Imaging Investigations During Multiple Waves of COVID-19 Infection in Hong Kong.Frontiers in medicine · 2021Article
- Another Brick in the Wall: Further Evidence Supporting the Efficacy of Thermal Ablation.Cardiovascular and interventional radiology · 2020Article
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Abstract
introductionThe 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
methodsRetrospective 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).
resultsA 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.
conclusionDuring the global pandemic, IR has continued to provide emergency and elective treatment highlighting the adaptability of IR in supporting other specialties.
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