Observational studyThe Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery2021
Impact of early Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic on pediatric cardiac surgery in China.
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- Impacts of COVID-19 on pediatric patients with congenital heart disease: a small systematic and integrative literature review.Revista paulista de pediatria : orgao oficial da Sociedade de Pediatria de Sao Paulo · 2025Pooled it
- Consequences of Social Distancing Measures During the COVID-19 Pandemic First Wave on the Epidemiology of Children Admitted to Pediatric Emergency Departments and Pediatric Intensive Care Units: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Pooled it
- Online Information About Cardiac Neurodevelopment: Mixed Methods Study.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2026Article
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- Changes in Access to Health Services during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Infection with the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in children with congenital heart disease: A case series study during Shanghai epidemic.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2022Article
- Commentary: Lights and shadows of pediatric cardiac surgery in China during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2021Article
- Commentary: Are these times still unprecedented?The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2021Article
- The Current Landscape of Congenital Heart Surgery in Northern China: A Geographic and Population-Based Analysis.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2021Article
- COVID-19 and heart disease in children: What have we learned?Annals of pediatric cardiologyArticle
- Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on pediatric cardiac services in India.Annals of pediatric cardiologyArticle
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Abstract
objectiveThis study aimed to provide an insight into the impact of the early outbreak of the novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 on the care management for patients with congenital heart disease.
methodsThis study respectively enrolled a cohort of surgical patients who underwent surgery in 2018 (group I), 2019 (group II), and 2020 (group III) and a cohort of follow-up patients who had follow-up in 2017 (group A), 2018 (group B), and 2019 (group C) in 13 children hospitals.
resultsDuring the Coronavirus Disease 2019 era, there was a significant decrease in total surgical volume and a change in case mix in terms of an increase in the proportion of emergency operations. Decrease in migration scale index was correlated to the decrease in both surgical volume (r = 0.64, P = .02) and outpatient visit volume (r = 0.61, P = .03). There was a significantly higher proportion of patients who had follow-up through the internet or phone in group C (26.4% vs 9.6% in group B and 8.9% in group A; P < .0001). There was no statistical difference in death or rehospitalization among the 3 follow-up groups (P = .49). There was higher parents' anxiety score (P < .0001) and more use of telemedicine (P = .004) in group C compared with groups A and B.
conclusionsThe Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic has resulted in a considerable decrease in total surgical volume and a change of case mix, which seems to be related to the strict traffic ban. Follow-up through the online medical service appears to be an effective alternative to the conventional method.
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