Table 1

Hospital statistics as percentage change from corresponding dates in 2018–2019

No. of hospitalsPercentage change from 2018 to 2019
Before first caseBetween first case and lockdownAfter lockdown
%95% CI%95% CI%95% CI
Overall
 Total ED attendances53.43.2 to 3.6−8.8−8.4 to −9.1−52.8−52.2 to −53.5
 Total hospital admissions81.11.0 to 1.2−6.3−6.0 to −6.7−58.2−57.5 to −58.9
Cardiac
 ED attendance with cardiac conditions45.74.3 to 7.6−9.6−7.2 to −12.8−40.2−35.6 to −45.0
 Admission with ACS9−1.7−1.1 to −2.6−15.7−13.0 to −18.9−39.4−35.3 to −43.5
 Admission with heart failure76.15.1 to 7.3−3.2−2.2 to −4.5−49.0−45.7 to −52.2
 PCI performed7−6.9−5.0 to −9.4−8.2−5.4 to −12.2−39.6−33.7 to −45.8
 Cardiac pacemaker and resynchronisation82.31.0 to 4.90.00.0 to 2.8−47.2−38.8 to −55.9
 CABG performed6−9.4−5.0 to −16.9−9.8−4.3 to −21.0−69.6−55.2 to −80.9
Cerebrovascular
 ED attendance with cerebrovascular conditions4−1.9−1.0 to −3.5−6.5−4.0 to −10.2−31.8−26.2 to −38.0
 Admission with acute stroke/TIA6−7.5−5.8 to −9.8−11.9−8.8 to −15.8−49.2−43.7 to −54.7
 Stroke thrombolysis and thrombectomy5−5.6−1.0 to −25.80.00.0 to 25.9−45.5−21.3 to −72.0
 Carotid endarterectomy/stenting430.812.7 to 57.625.07.1 to 59.1−66.7−30.0 to −90.3
 Cerebral aneurysm coiling5−9.6−5.7 to −15.7−35.8−26.9 to −45.8−59.4−47.1 to −70.5
Other vascular
 ED attendance with vascular conditions30.60.1 to 3.2−16.0−9.9 to −24.7−40.6−31.5 to −50.3
 Admission with aortic aneurysms713.710.1 to 18.29.45.5 to 15.3−53.0−44.5 to −61.3
 Admission with peripheral arterial disease614.412.4 to 16.82.81.7 to 4.7−49.2−44.8 to −53.6
 Admission with DVT or PE611.58.6 to 15.0−12.9−8.9 to −18.2−37.2−30.6 to −44.2
 Limb revascularisation, bypass or amputation6−1.2−0.4 to −3.3−3.7−1.6 to −8.3−68.2−59.8 to −75.5
 Aortic aneurysm repair6−18.8−10.2 to −31.9−20.8−9.2 to −40.5−88.2−65.7 to −96.7
 Peripheral angioplasty615.010.1 to 21.69.14.5 to 17.6−65.5−54.8 to −74.8
  • After lockdown=23 March 2020–10 May 2020.

  • Before first case=28 October 2019–2 February 2020.

  • Between first case and lockdown=3 February 2020–22 March 2020.

  • ACS, acute coronary syndrome; CABG, coronary artery bypass graft; DVT, deep vein thrombosis; ED, emergency department; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; PE, pulmonary embolism; TIA, transient ischaemic attack.