Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on emergency medical system and management strategies in patients with acute coronary syndrome

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The global coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is associated with reduced rate of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). However, there were a few data showing how emergency medical system (EMS) and management strategies for acute coronary syndrome (ACS) changed during the pandemic. We sought to clarify changes on characteristics, treatments, and in-hospital mortality of patients with ACS transported via EMS between pre- and post-pandemic. We examined consecutive 656 patients with ACS admitted to Sapporo City ACS Network Hospitals between June 2018 and November 2021. The patients were divided into pre- and post-pandemic groups. The number of ACS hospitalizations declined significantly during the pandemic (proportional reduction 66%, coefficient -0.34, 95% CI -0.50 to -0.18, p < 0.001). The median time from an EMS call to hospital was significantly longer in post-pandemic group than in pre-pandemic group (32 [26-39] vs. 29 [25-36] min, p = 0.008). There were no significant differences in the proportion of patients with ACS receiving PCI, and in-hospital mortality between the groups. The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on EMS and management in patients with ACS. Although a significant decline was observed in ACS hospitalizations, the proportion of patients with ACS receiving emergency PCI remained during the pandemic.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

Enthalten in:

Scientific reports - 13(2023), 1 vom: 29. März, Seite 5120

Sprache:

Englisch

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Saiin, Kohei [VerfasserIn]
Takenaka, Sakae [VerfasserIn]
Nagai, Toshiyuki [VerfasserIn]
Takahashi, Akinori [VerfasserIn]
Mizuguchi, Yoshifumi [VerfasserIn]
Konishi, Takao [VerfasserIn]
Anzai, Toshihisa [VerfasserIn]
Hotta, Daisuke [VerfasserIn]
Kamigaki, Mitsunori [VerfasserIn]
Yamazaki, Seiji [VerfasserIn]
Fujita, Tsutomu [VerfasserIn]
Yamashita, Takehiro [VerfasserIn]
Kawahatsu, Kandoh [VerfasserIn]
Suzuki, Takashi [VerfasserIn]
Nozaki, Yoichi [VerfasserIn]
Sakurada, Taku [VerfasserIn]
Takenaka, Takashi [VerfasserIn]
Igarashi, Yasumi [VerfasserIn]
Makino, Takao [VerfasserIn]
Sapporo city Acute Coronary Syndrome Network [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 31.03.2023

Date Revised 19.04.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41598-023-32223-1

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NLM354959662