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  • Objective This study aimed to provide an insight into the impact of early outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on the care management for patients with congenital heart disease. Methods This study respectively enrolled a cohort of surgical patients (patients undergoing surgery in 2018 [group I], 2019[group II], and 2020 [group III]) and a cohort of follow-up patients (patients having follow-up in 2017 [group A], 2018 [group B] and 2019 [group C]) from 13 children hospitals. Results During the COVID-19 era, there was a significant decrease in total surgical volume and a change in case mix in terms of an increase in the proportion of emergency operations. Decrease in migration scale index was correlated to the decrease in both surgical volume (r=0.64, p=0.02) and outpatient visit volume (r=0.61, p=0.03). There was a significantly higher proportion of patients who had follow-up through the internet or phone in group C (26.4% vs. 9.6% in group B and 8.9% in group A; p< 0.0001). There was no statistical difference in death or rehospitalization among the 3 follow-up groups (p=0.49). There was higher parents’ anxiety score (p < 0.0001) and more utilization of telemedicine (p = 0.004) in group C comparing to group A and B. Conclusion The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a considerable decrease in total surgical volume and a change of case mix, which seems to be related to the strict traffic ban. Follow-up through the online medical service appears to be an effective alternative to the conventional method.
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  • 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.11.074
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  • J_Thorac_Cardiovasc_Surg
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  • els-covid
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  • document_parses/pdf_json/ec17eed72a3484e57472dd659bc290f792d7fd2a.json
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  • 33419537.0
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  • Elsevier; Medline; PMC
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  • Impact of early COVID-19 pandemic on pediatric cardiac surgery in China
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  • 2020-12-01

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