Table 2. Impact of COVID-19-related healthcare restrictions on patient management.
Period 1 n = 102 | Period 2 n = 102 | p-value | |
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Number of visits per patient, mean ± SD | 2.6±1.5 | 2.3±1.5 | 0.157 |
Patients with delay in visit, n (%) | 10 (10%) | 31 (30%) | 0.001 |
Patients with delay of an intervention, n (%) a | 0 | 5 (11%) * | 0.063 |
Patients with delay in imaging, n (%) b | 7 (7%) * | 25 (25%) * | 0.001 |
a Interventions performed in n = 47 patients.
b Data available in n = 101 patients.
* Percentages calculated from respective sample sizes.
Abbreviations: COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma.