Table 1.
Hospital statistics as percentage change from corresponding dates in 2018–2019
| No. of hospitals | Percentage change from 2018 to 2019 | ||||||
| Before first case | Between first case and lockdown | After lockdown | |||||
| % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | ||
| Overall | |||||||
| Total ED attendances | 5 | 3.4 | 3.2 to 3.6 | −8.8 | −8.4 to −9.1 | −52.8 | −52.2 to −53.5 |
| Total hospital admissions | 8 | 1.1 | 1.0 to 1.2 | −6.3 | −6.0 to −6.7 | −58.2 | −57.5 to −58.9 |
| Cardiac | |||||||
| ED attendance with cardiac conditions | 4 | 5.7 | 4.3 to 7.6 | −9.6 | −7.2 to −12.8 | −40.2 | −35.6 to −45.0 |
| Admission with ACS | 9 | −1.7 | −1.1 to −2.6 | −15.7 | −13.0 to −18.9 | −39.4 | −35.3 to −43.5 |
| Admission with heart failure | 7 | 6.1 | 5.1 to 7.3 | −3.2 | −2.2 to −4.5 | −49.0 | −45.7 to −52.2 |
| PCI performed | 7 | −6.9 | −5.0 to −9.4 | −8.2 | −5.4 to −12.2 | −39.6 | −33.7 to −45.8 |
| Cardiac pacemaker and resynchronisation | 8 | 2.3 | 1.0 to 4.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 to 2.8 | −47.2 | −38.8 to −55.9 |
| CABG performed | 6 | −9.4 | −5.0 to −16.9 | −9.8 | −4.3 to −21.0 | −69.6 | −55.2 to −80.9 |
| Cerebrovascular | |||||||
| ED attendance with cerebrovascular conditions | 4 | −1.9 | −1.0 to −3.5 | −6.5 | −4.0 to −10.2 | −31.8 | −26.2 to −38.0 |
| Admission with acute stroke/TIA | 6 | −7.5 | −5.8 to −9.8 | −11.9 | −8.8 to −15.8 | −49.2 | −43.7 to −54.7 |
| Stroke thrombolysis and thrombectomy | 5 | −5.6 | −1.0 to −25.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 to 25.9 | −45.5 | −21.3 to −72.0 |
| Carotid endarterectomy/stenting | 4 | 30.8 | 12.7 to 57.6 | 25.0 | 7.1 to 59.1 | −66.7 | −30.0 to −90.3 |
| Cerebral aneurysm coiling | 5 | −9.6 | −5.7 to −15.7 | −35.8 | −26.9 to −45.8 | −59.4 | −47.1 to −70.5 |
| Other vascular | |||||||
| ED attendance with vascular conditions | 3 | 0.6 | 0.1 to 3.2 | −16.0 | −9.9 to −24.7 | −40.6 | −31.5 to −50.3 |
| Admission with aortic aneurysms | 7 | 13.7 | 10.1 to 18.2 | 9.4 | 5.5 to 15.3 | −53.0 | −44.5 to −61.3 |
| Admission with peripheral arterial disease | 6 | 14.4 | 12.4 to 16.8 | 2.8 | 1.7 to 4.7 | −49.2 | −44.8 to −53.6 |
| Admission with DVT or PE | 6 | 11.5 | 8.6 to 15.0 | −12.9 | −8.9 to −18.2 | −37.2 | −30.6 to −44.2 |
| Limb revascularisation, bypass or amputation | 6 | −1.2 | −0.4 to −3.3 | −3.7 | −1.6 to −8.3 | −68.2 | −59.8 to −75.5 |
| Aortic aneurysm repair | 6 | −18.8 | −10.2 to −31.9 | −20.8 | −9.2 to −40.5 | −88.2 | −65.7 to −96.7 |
| Peripheral angioplasty | 6 | 15.0 | 10.1 to 21.6 | 9.1 | 4.5 to 17.6 | −65.5 | −54.8 to −74.8 |
After lockdown=23 March 2020–10 May 2020.
Before first case=28 October 2019–2 February 2020.
Between first case and lockdown=3 February 2020–22 March 2020.
ACS, acute coronary syndrome; CABG, coronary artery bypass graft; DVT, deep vein thrombosis; ED, emergency department; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; PE, pulmonary embolism; TIA, transient ischaemic attack.