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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population

From: Teleradiology as a relevant indicator of the impact of COVID-19 pandemic management on emergency room activities: a nationwide worrisome survey

 

2017-Period 1

2017-Period 2

2018-Period 1

2018-Period 2

2019-Period 1

2019-Period 2

2020-Period 1

2020-Period 2

p value

Centres (n)

25

25

29

29

43

43

59

59

 

Total examinations (n)

3291

3321

4242

4491

7265

7383

10,944

9576

 

Examinations per centres (n)

131.64

132.84

146.27

154.86

168.95

171.69

185.49

162.30

 

CVA sector (n)

449

456

544

601

921

909

1052

675

 

Age—mean

67 ± 17.9

65.7 ± 18.3

67.6 ± 18.3

69.8 ± 18.9

67.6 ± 18.7

66.6 ± 18.6

66.9 ± 18.5

68.5 ± 17.7

 

Gender—Male (n (%))

211 (47%)

224 (49%)

251 (46%)

277 (46%)

431 (47%)

432 (47%)

498 (48%)

345 (52%)

 

Pathological CVA (n (%))

97 (22%)

93 (20%)

126 (23%)

131 (22%)

177 (19%)

203 (22%)

275 (25%)

190 (27%)

 

CTr Sector (n)

593

565

771

817

1310

1330

1853

895

 

Age—Mean

59 ± 27.4

55.1 ± 29.2

59.6 ± 21.2

60.15 ± 27.7

62.2 ± 27.2

61.4 ± 27.7

63.41 ± 27.6

66.3 ± 25.5

 

Gender—Male (n (%))

335 (56%)

314 (55%)

427 (55%)

458 (56%)

714 (54%)

754 (56%)

1001 (55%)

514 (57%)

 

Pathological CTr (n (%))

99 (17%)

105 (19%)

125 (16%)

116 (14%)

201 (15%)

230 (1%)

305 (17%)

143 (15%)

 

Body-CT Sector (n)

98

121

97

149

208

220

349

134

 

Age—Mean

35.7 ± 18.4

35.8 ± 18.5

40 ± 18.7

37.4 ± 20.2

37.9 ± 20.2

36.9 ± 19.4

37.6 ± 21.5

41.1 ± 19.6

 

Gender—Male (n (%))

72 (73%)

93 (76%)

70 (72%)

105 (70%)

152 (73%)

150 (68%)

235 (66%)

102 (80%)

 

Pathological BC (n (%))

59 (60%)

71 (59%)

51 (53%)

79 (53%)

97 (47%)

103 (47%)

171 (48%)

80 (60%)

 

ANTAP Sector (n)

998

1036

1277

1416

2251

2239

3523

2507

 

Age—Mean

56.15 ± 21.45

54.5 ± 21.2

57.8 ± 21.1

56.5 ± 21.5

54.6 ± 21.86

58.7 ± 21.9

57.7 ± 22.7

59.61 ± 21

0.001

Gender—Male (n (%))

519 (52%)

523 (51%)

644 (50%)

695 (49%)

1116 (50%)

1119 (48%)

1782 (51%)

1324 (53%)

NS

Acute appendicitis (n)

45

54

49

56

73

86

145

90

 

Sigmoiditis (n)

34

31

41

38

71

86

98

55

 

Renal colic CCN (n)

119

130

153

169

246

232

376

288

 

Pathological ANTAP* (%)

20%

21%

19%

21%

17%

18%

17

18%

 

Chest region (n)

306

306

490

463

816

788

1205

3766

 
  1. NB: A summary of the most relevant comparisons will appear in Table 2
  2. CVA: cerebrovascular accidents, CTr: cranial trauma, Body-CT: Body-CTs for multiple trauma, ANTAP: acute non-traumatic abdominal pain, NS: not statistically significant
  3. *Pathological ANTAP = 3 cumulative diseases (Acute appendicitis + Sigmoiditis + Renal colic)