Arq. Bras. Cardiol. 2021; 117(4): 765-769
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices Procedures in a Tertiary Referral Center
Roberto Costa
, Katia Regina da Silva
, Sarah Caroline Martins Saucedo
, Laisa Arruda Silva
, Elizabeth Sartori Crevelari, Wagner Tadeu Jurevicius Nascimento, Thiago Gonçalves Silveira, Alfredo Fiorelli, Martino Martinelli Filho
, Fabio Biscegli Jatene
Introduction
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a change in the surgical practice of many medical specialties worldwide. – Medical societies have supported changes in cardiac pacing services routines and established new recommendations on the definition of case severity and urgency of surgical procedures. ,
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the impact of the measures implemented in surgical procedures performed for artificial cardiac pacing during the pandemic. We compared the number of patients operated, clinical profile of patients, characteristics of procedures, and the rate of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the peak of the pandemic, and compared them with the period immediately before the pandemic.
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