Trends of interventional radiology procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic: the first 27 weeks in the eye of the storm

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Table 3 IR procedures performed during the COVID-19 pandemic at NCID and the SARS-CoV outbreak

Type of procedure	Procedure	COVID-19 Pandemic (2020) n (%) n = 34	SARS-CoV Outbreak (2003) n (%) n = 28
Vascular intervention	Permanent catheter insertion/change	3 (8.8%)	4 (14.3%)
	Peripherally inserted central catheter	7 (20.6%)	8 (28.6%)
	Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair (TEVAR)	1 (2.9%)
	Retrieval of vascular central catheter		1 (3.6%)
	Inferior vena cava filter insertion		1 (3.6%)
Interventional oncology	Axillary biopsy	1 (2.9%)
Interventional oncology	Hepatic tumor embolization	1 (2.9%)
General intervention radiology	Para/thoracentesis	7 (20.6%)	12 (42.9%)
	Lung biopsy	2 (5.9%)
	Feeding tube insertion	2 (5.9%)
	Abdominal abscess drain insertion	3 (8.8%)
	Drain review studies	2 (5.9%)
	Percutaneous cholecystostomy/biliary drain insertion	1 (2.9%)	1 (3.6%)
	Biliary stent insertion		1 (3.6%)
	Percutaneous nephrostomy insertion/change	2 (5.9%)

A table describing all IR procedures performed at NCID on COVID-19 positive or suspected patients, and IR procedures performed during the SARS-CoV outbreak. Insertion of peripherally inserted central catheters and para/thoracocentesis remain common procedures performed during these infectious diseases outbreaks. An increasing number of General intervention treatments and interventional oncology treatments were performed during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to the SARS-CoV outbreak