Impact of hard lockdown on interventional cardiology procedures in congenital heart disease: a survey on behalf of the Italian Society of Congenital Heart Disease.
Adolescent
Adult
COVID-19
/ diagnosis
Cardiac Surgical Procedures
/ methods
Civil Defense
/ methods
Disease Transmission, Infectious
/ prevention & control
Emergency Medical Services
/ methods
Female
Heart Defects, Congenital
/ epidemiology
Humans
Infection Control
/ methods
Italy
/ epidemiology
Male
Organizational Innovation
Risk Management
/ methods
SARS-CoV-2
Journal
Journal of cardiovascular medicine (Hagerstown, Md.)
ISSN: 1558-2035
Titre abrégé: J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown)
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101259752
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 09 2021
01 09 2021
Historique:
entrez:
29
10
2021
pubmed:
30
10
2021
medline:
10
11
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has thoroughly and deeply affected the provision of healthcare services worldwide. In order to limit the in-hospital infections and to redistribute the healthcare professionals, cardiac percutaneous intervention in Pediatric and Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD) patients were limited to urgent or emergency ones. The aim of this article is to describe the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Pediatric and ACHD cath laboratory activity during the so-called 'hard lockdown' in Italy. Eleven out of 12 Italian institutions with a dedicated Invasive Cardiology Unit in Congenital Heart Disease actively participated in the survey. The interventional cardiology activity was reduced by more than 50% in 6 out of 11 centers. Adolescent and ACHD patients suffered the highest rate of reduction. There was an evident discrepancy in the management of the hard lockdown, irrespective of the number of COVID-19 positive cases registered, with a higher reduction in Southern Italy compared with the most affected regions (Lombardy, Piedmont, Veneto and Emilia Romagna). Although the pandemic was brilliantly addressed in most cases, we recognize the necessity for planning new, and hopefully homogeneous, strategies in order to be prepared for an upcoming new outbreak.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34714259
doi: 10.2459/JCM.0000000000001184
pii: 01244665-202109000-00005
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
701-705Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2021 Italian Federation of Cardiology - I.F.C. All rights reserved.
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