Table 4

SAH coil embolisation volumes immediately before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Overall volumeMonthly volume
Nn1n2Relative (%) changeP valueNImmediately before
n=1670
During COVID-19
n=1075
Difference* (95% CI)P value
% (95% CI)Median (IQR)
Overall12511701035−11.5 (−13.5 to −9.8)0.0021331.8 (1.0–4.0)1.7 (0.67–3.3)−0.25 (−0.58 to −0.08)0.0004
Hospital COVID-19 volume†
 Low39270266−1.5 (−3.7 to −0.58)0.764401.5 (0.88–2.5)1.0 (0.50–2.8)−0.29 (−0.67 to 0.08)0.294
 Int33319287−10.0 (−13.8 to −7.2)0.151352.5 (1.0–3.8)2.0 (1.0–3.0)−0.25 (−0.75 to 0.0)0.041
 High31329256−22.2 (−27.0 to −18.0)0.002342.0 (1.3–5.0)2.0 (1.0–4.0)−0.63 (−1.2 to 0.0)0.007
Hospital SAH Coil embolisation volume‡
 Low46107151 41.1 (32.3 to 50.6)0.008490.75 (0.25–1.0)0.67 (0.33–1.7)0.0 (0.0 to 0.33)0.044
 Int37217192−11.5 (−16.5 to −7.9)0.178392.0 (1.8–2.5)1.3 (0.67–2.7)−0.75 (−1.1 to −0.08)0.015
 High42846692−18.2 (−20.9 to −15.8)<0.0001455.3 (4.0–8.8)4.7 (2.7–6.3)−1.8 (−2.3 to −0.67)<0.0001
  • n1 is based on 3 months before the pandemic (December 2019–February 2020). Immediately before is based on 4 months before the pandemic (November 2019–February 2020). n2 and during COVID-19 are based on March 2020–May 2020.

  • P value is from Poisson means test (overall volume analysis) and Wilcoxon signed-rank test (monthly volume analysis).

  • *Difference denotes the median difference between the two time periods.

  • †P value: low versus Int≤0.0001, low versus high≤0.0001, Int versus high≤0.0001.

  • ‡P value: low versus Int=n/a; low versus high=n/a; Int versus high=0.019.

  • Int, intermediate; N, number of hospitals; n, number of procedures; n/a, not applicable; SAH, subarachnoid haemorrhage.