Impact of Sars-CoV-2 on Provided Healthcare. Evidence From the Emergency Phase in Italy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22087858 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rossella Di Bidino (0000-0001-9773-856X, Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic, corresponding author), Americo Cicchetti (0000-0002-4633-9195, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Pages | 583583-583583 |
| Publication date | 2020-11-23 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Frontiers in Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2296-2565 • E-ISSN: 2296-2565 |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3389/fpubh.2020.583583 |
| PMID | 33330324 |
| OpenAlex | W3107637447 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 23 |
The SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic led to an emergency scenario within all aspects of health care, determining reduction in resources for the treatment of other diseases. A literature review was conducted to identify published evidence, from 1 March to 1 June 2020, regarding the impact of COVID-19 on the care provided to patients affected by other diseases. The research is limited to the Italian NHS. The aim is to provide a snapshot of the COVID-19 impact on the NHS and collect useful elements to improve Italian response models. Data available for oncology and cardiology are reported. National surveys, retrospective analyses, and single-hospital evidence are available. We summarized evidence, keeping in mind the entire clinical pathway, from clinical need to access to care to outcomes. Since the beginning, the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with a reduced access to inpatient (−48% for IMA) and outpatient services, with a lower volume of elective surgical procedures (in oncology, from 3.8 to 2.6 median number of procedures/week). Telehealth may plays a key role in this, particularly in oncology. While, for cardiology, evidence on health outcome is already available, in terms of increased fatality rates (for STEMI: 13.7 vs. 4.1%). To better understand the impact of COVID-19 on the health of the population, a broader perspective should be taken. Reasons for reduced access to care must be investigated. Patients fears, misleading communication campaigns, re-arranged clinical pathways could had played a role. In addition, impact on other the status of other patients should be mitigated
Case fatality rate · Disease · Environmental health · Family medicine · Health care · Intensive care medicine · Medical emergency · MEDLINE · Pandemic · Population · Population health · Telehealth · Telemedicine · COVID-19 and healthcare impacts · COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies · Healthcare cost, quality, practices · Medicine · Emergency Medicine · Internal Medicine
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| Citations per year | 1.4 |
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| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |