Abstract
Objective: To assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on response times and clinical outcomes of acute coronary syndrome admissions. Methods: Retrospective cohort study. Data were analyzed using SPSS® version 20.0 with parametric and non-parametric tests for group comparisons. Generalized linear modeling was used for multivariate analysis. Results: 434 patients were included in the pre-pandemic period and 430 during the pandemic period. Delta-t was higher during the pandemic period (p=0.003). There were no differences in response times and mortality. Admission during the pandemic period (RR 1.56; 95% CI: 1.30-1.87) and a previous diagnosis of ischemic heart disease (RR 1.82; 95% CI: 1.50-2.20) were associated with an increase in delta-t. Conclusions: There was no difference in the number of patients presenting to the emergency department with acute coronary syndrome during the periods analyzed. Despite longer Delta-t during the pandemic, no worse clinical outcomes were observed.
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