Table 1.
Monthly absolute and percentage differences between observed and predicted number of total procedures, oncological therapeutic procedures, diagnostic procedures, and non-oncological therapeutic procedures in Australia.
| Date | Total procedure |
Oncological therapeutic procedure |
Diagnostic procedure |
Non-oncological therapeutic procedures |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absolute difference | Percentage difference (95% CI) | Absolute difference | Percentage difference (95% CI) | Absolute difference | Percentage difference (95% CI) | Absolute difference | Percentage difference (95% CI) | |
| Jan 2020 | 199 | 1.2 (−7.6, 11.8) | 59 | 3.0 (−8.4, 17.5) | 215 | 1.9 (−7.2, 12.9) | 1 | 0.0 (−9.2, 11.3) |
| Feb 2020 | 796 | 3.9 (−3.6, 12.8) | 114 | 4.9 (−5.1, 17.2) | 766 | 5.4 (−2.4 14.4) | −29 | −0.8 (−8.9, 8.8) |
| Mar 2020 | −807 | −3.7 (−10.3, 3.9) | −29 | −1.1 (−10.0, 9.6) | −541 | −3.5 (−10.1, 4.1) | −224 | −6.0 (−13.2, 2.5) |
| Apr 2020 | −4233 | −22.6a (−28.7, −15.4) | −350 | −15.5a (−23.9, −5.2) | −3291 | −25.0a (−30.9, −18.0) | −532 | −16.5a (−23.8, −7.6) |
| May 2020 | −7668 | −33.2a (−37.5, −28.3) | −734 | −27.0a (−33.1, −19.7) | −5430 | −33.3a (−37.6, –28.3) | −1442 | −36.2a (−40.8, −30.8) |
| Jun 2020 | −374 | −1.9 (−9.1, 6.6) | 189 | 8.0 (−2.2, 20.5) | −331 | −2.3 (−9.5, 6.1) | −168 | −4.9 (−12.9, 4.7) |
CI, confidence interval.
a
Indicates statistical significance (p<0.05).