Table 2

Comparison of cardiology admissions, NSTEMI admissions, primary catheterisation laboratory activation for STEMI and OOHCA presentations between COVID-19 isolation and three prior time periods

YearsAdmissionsPer 100 000IRR COV versus prior periodsP value
2018 45347.970.87 (0.76 to 0.99)0.035
2019 46348.230.86 (0.75 to 0.98)0.024
P-COV 2020 47349.410.85 (0.74 to 0.97)0.016
COV 2020 40241.32
NSTEMI
2018 19020.480.66 (0.53 to 0.83)0.0003
2019 21723.100.59 (0.47 to 0.73)<0.0001
P-COV 2020 20021.030.65 (0.52 to 0.80)0.0001
COV 2020 12913.56
STEMI P-PCI
2018 758.090.22 (0.13 to 0.37)<0.0001
2019 717.560.24 (0.14 to 0.40)<0.0001
P-COV 2020 485.050.35 (0.20 to 0.62)0.0002
COV 2020 171.79
OOHCA
2018 121.291.22 (0.57 to 2.60)0.51
2019 151.600.99 (0.48 to 2.02)0.97
P-COV 2020 161.680.94 (0.46 to 1.90)0.86
COV 2020 151.58
  • COV, COVID-19; IRR, incidence rate ratio; NSTEMI, non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction; OOHCA, out-of-hospital cardiac arrest; P-COV, pre-COVID-19 isolation; P-PCI, primary percutaneous coronary intervention; STEMI, ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.