TABLE 1.
<500,000 people (n = 32) | >500,000 people (n = 44) | p‐value | |
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Performed >250 PCI as of March first | 17 (53%) | 26 (36%) | .026 a |
Expect >250 PCI if restrictions remain until end of the year | 27 (84%) | 27 (61%) | .029 a |
Expect >250 PCI if restrictions were lifted on May 15th | 28 (87%) | 31 (70%) | .078 |
Distribution of actual and projected PCI volume reported by responding fellows as number of PCI by March 1st, May 15th, and end of the year, stratified by the population of the area surrounding the program. Fellows from cities with fewer than 500,000 people (17 fellows, 53%) were more likely to have performed 250 or more PCI by March 1st as compared with fellows from cities with more than 500,000 people (26 fellows, 36%, p = .026). If restrictions related to the pandemic remain in place until graduation, fellows from cities with fewer than 500,000 people (27 fellows, 84%) were more likely to reach 250 PCI than fellows from cities with greater than 500,000 people (27 fellows, 61%, p = .029). There was a non‐statistically significant association between city size and expected PCI volume when fellows were asked about projected PCI volume if restrictions were lifted on May 15th.