Table 3 Hospitalizations due to ruptured and non-ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm during the SARS-CoV2- pandemic in 2020 and 2021 compared to a corresponding pre-pandemic period
Pre-pandemic | Pandemic | Absolute change, n (%) | Rel. change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
All hospitalizations | ||||
Pre-first wave (Jan-Feb 2020) | 2,949 | 2,771 | -178 | -6.0% |
First wave (March–May 2020) | 4,048 | 3,014 | -1,034 | -25.5% |
Summer plateau 2020 (June-Sep 2020) | 5,833 | 5,728 | -105 | -1.8% |
Second wave (Oct 2020- Feb 2021) | 5,992 | 4,652 | -1,340 | -22.4% |
Third wave (March–May 2021) | 4,666 | 4,012 | -654 | -14.0% |
Summer plateau 2021 (June-July 2021) | 2,682 | 2,263 | -419 | -15.6% |
Fourth wave (August-Dec 2021) | 5,754 | 5,011 | -743 | -12.9% |
Ruptured – all | ||||
Pre-first wave (Jan-Feb 2020) | 342 (11.6%) | 379 (13.7%) | + 37 (+ 2.1%) | 17.9% |
First wave (March–May 2020) | 520 (12.8%) | 476 (15.8%) | -44 (+ 2.9%) | 22.9% |
Summer plateau 2020 (June-Sep 2020) | 797 (13.7%) | 785 (13.7%) | -12 (0.0%) | 0.3% |
Second wave (Oct 2020- Feb 2021) | 884 (14.8%) | 734 (15.8%) | -150 (+ 1.0%) | 6.9% |
Third wave (March–May 2021) | 606 (13.0%) | 570 (14.2%) | -36 (+ 1.2%) | 9.4% |
Summer plateau 2021 (June-July 2021) | 350 (13.0%) | 352 (15.6%) | + 2 (+ 2.5%) | 19.2% |
Fourth wave (August-Dec 2021) | 866 (15.1%) | 779 (15.5%) | -87 (+ 0.5%) | 3.3% |
Non-ruptured—all | ||||
Pre-first wave (Jan-Feb 2020) | 2,607 (88.4%) | 2,392 (86.3%) | -215 (-2.1%) | -2.4% |
First wave (March–May 2020) | 3,528 (87.2%) | 2,538 (84.2%) | -990 (-2.9%) | -3.4% |
Summer plateau 2020 (June-Sep 2020) | 5,036 (86.3%) | 4,943 (86.3%) | -93 (0.0%) | 0.0% |
Second wave (Oct 2020- Feb 2021) | 5,108 (85.2%) | 3,918 (84.2%) | -1,190 (-1.0%) | -1.2% |
Third wave (March–May 2021) | 4,060 (87.0%) | 3,442 (85.9%) | -618 (-1.2%) | -1.4% |
Summer plateau 2021 (June-July 2021) | 2,332 (87.0%) | 1,911 (84.4%) | -421 (-2.5%) | -2.9% |
Fourth wave (August-Dec 2021) | 4,888 (84.9%) | 4,232 (84.5%) | -656 (-0.5%) | -0.6% |
Non-ruptured – OR | ||||
Pre-first wave (Jan-Feb 2020) | 419 (16.1%) | 413 (17.3%) | -6 (+ 1.2%) | 7.4% |
First wave (March–May 2020) | 567 (16.1%) | 395 (15.6%) | -172 (-0.5%) | -3.2% |
Summer plateau 2020 (June-Sep 2020) | 759 (15.1%) | 804 (16.3%) | + 45 (+ 1.2%) | 7.9% |
Second wave (Oct 2020- Feb 2021) | 844 (16.5%) | 675 (17.2%) | -169 (+ 0.7%) | 4.3% |
Third wave (March–May 2021) | 641 (15.8%) | 537 (15.6%) | -104 (-0.2%) | -1.2% |
Summer plateau 2021 (June-July 2021) | 362 (15.5%) | 318 (16.6%) | -44 + 1.1%) | 7.2% |
Fourth wave (August-Dec 2021) | 754 (15.4%) | 658 (15.5%) | -96 (+ 0.1%) | 0.8% |
Non-ruptured—EVAR | ||||
Pre-first wave (Jan-Feb 2020) | 1,323 (50.7%) | 1,193 (49.9%) | -130 (-0.9%) | -1.7% |
First wave (March–May 2020) | 1,769 (50.1%) | 1,361 (53.6%) | -408 (+ 3.5%) | 6.9% |
Summer plateau 2020 (June-Sep 2020) | 2,553 (50.7%) | 2,472 (50.0%) | -81 (-0.7%) | -1.4% |
Second wave (Oct 2020- Feb 2021) | 2,518 (49.3%) | 1,998 (51.0%) | -520 (+ 1.7%) | 3.4% |
Third wave (March–May 2021) | 2,038 (50.2%) | 1,772 (51.5%) | -266 (+ 1.3%) | 2.6% |
Summer plateau 2021 (June-July 2021) | 1,191 (51.1%) | 903 (47.3%) | -288 (-3.8%) | -7.5% |
Fourth wave (August-Dec 2021) | n.a | n.a | n.a | n.a |