ArticleJournal of the colleges of medicine of South Africa2026
The impact of COVID-19 on South African public-sector interventional radiology services - A single-centre study.
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Background: Little is known about the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on South African interventional radiology (IR) services. This study aimed to assess the influence of COVID-19 on IR procedures at a tertiary-level public sector South African (SA) hospital. Methods: A retrospective audit of IR procedures over three 9-week periods in 2020: Period (1) pre-strict lockdown (23 January-25 March), period (2) strict lockdown (26 March-27 May) and period (3) post-strict lockdown (28 May-30 June). Data were captured and stratified by patient demographics, procedure indication, nature (vascular or non-vascular), time (normal or after-hours) and location (IR suite or ward). Calculated incidence rates of categories per period were performed and then compared between the three periods. Results: There were 288, 218 and 204 procedures performed in periods 1, 2 and 3, respectively, with no significant proportional variation in gender, age, after-hours or ward procedures across the periods. During period 2, the overall ( Conclusion: COVID-19 pandemic impacted non-vascular and vascular IR procedures with variable difference between periods of strict lockdown and post-strict lockown. This affords a perspective on the emerging role of IR in health systems across the African continent. Contribution: This study provides unique insights into the impact of COVID-19 on SA IR services.
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