Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices Procedures in a Tertiary Referral Center
Introduction
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a change in the surgical practice of many medical specialties worldwide. – Medical societies have supported changes in cardiac pacing services routines and established new recommendations on the definition of case severity and urgency of surgical procedures. ,
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the impact of the measures implemented in surgical procedures performed for artificial cardiac pacing during the pandemic. We compared the number of patients operated, clinical profile of patients, characteristics of procedures, and the rate of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the peak of the pandemic, and compared them with the period immediately before the pandemic.
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