Table 2.
The CA volume alterations in the top 50 hospitals and major centers during the pandemic.
| – | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Integral analysis | – | – | – |
| 1st−10th | 27,032 (22.01%) | 19,062 (19.06%)a | 21,559 (17.4%)a, b |
| 11th−20th | 12,332 (10.04%) | 10,762 (10.76%)a | 13,984 (11.18%)a, b |
| 21st−30th | 9,770 (7.95%) | 6,412 (6.41%)a | 8,091 (6.47%)a, b |
| 31st−40th | 8,264 (6.73%) | 7,043 (7.04%)a | 5,018 (4.01%)a, b |
| 41st−50th | 6,413 (5.22%) | 3,930 (3.93%)a | 5,235 (4.19%)a, b |
| 1st−50th | 63,811 (51.95%) | 47,209 (47.20%)a | 53,887 (43.09%)a, b |
| After 50th | 58,631 (48.05%) | 52,810 (52.80%)a | 71,179 (56.91%)a, b |
| Fractional analysis | – | – | – |
| Major centers | 72,392 (59.28%) | 52,777 (53.26%)a | 66,152 (52.73%)a, c |
| Secondary centers | 49,719 (40.71%) | 46,302 (46.73%)a | 58,914 (47.27%)a, c |
The top 50 hospitals denote the top 50 hospitals nationwide by CA volume.
The major centers denote the top three hospitals according to the CA volume in each province.
The secondary centers denote hospitals other than the top three hospitals in each province.
adenotes the p < 0.05 relative to 2019.
bdenotes the p < 0.05 relative to 2020.
cdenotes the p = 0.08 relative to 2020.
CA, catheter ablation.