The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Organization of Cardio-Hematology Care—A Polish Single Center Experience
<i>Background and Objectives</i>: We present a retrospective report on the cardio-hematological care of hematology patients at a university hospital in Poland during the COVID-19 pandemic. <i>Materials and Methods</i>: The number of hospitalizations at the Hematology Departme...
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| author | Piotr Gościniak Bartłomiej Baumert Sławomir Milczarek Joanna Jędrzychowska-Baraniak Anna Sobuś Bogusław Machaliński |
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| description | <i>Background and Objectives</i>: We present a retrospective report on the cardio-hematological care of hematology patients at a university hospital in Poland during the COVID-19 pandemic. <i>Materials and Methods</i>: The number of hospitalizations at the Hematology Department and cardio-hematology consultations throughout 2019 and 2020 was analyzed. The types of cardiac procedures, risk factors, and complications were also assessed. <i>Results</i>: A significant reduction in the number of hospitalizations was observed in 2020 as compared to 2019. However, there were no significant differences in the incidence of hematological diseases between both of the analyzed years. In 2019, 299 cardiac consultations were performed in hematological patients, and there was a total of 352 such consultations performed in 2020 (<i>p</i> = 0.042). Less high-risk tests (transesophageal and stress echocardiography) were performed in 2020, in favor of the use of cardiac computed tomography in cardiac diagnostics as it was safer during the pandemic. At least one cardiovascular risk factor during cardiac consultation was noted in 42% and 48% of hematological patients in 2019 and 2020, respectively. Among 651 examined hematological patients, the most common findings were mild cardiac complications of hemato-oncological treatment, which were found in 57 patients. <i>Conclusions</i>: This study seems to confirm that during a pandemic there is an increased demand for well-organized cardio-hematology consultations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b26cfcd0987040398527f4999e72c21f2023-11-30T21:25:30ZengMDPI AGMedicina1010-660X1648-91442022-02-0158333710.3390/medicina58030337The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Organization of Cardio-Hematology Care—A Polish Single Center ExperiencePiotr Gościniak0Bartłomiej Baumert1Sławomir Milczarek2Joanna Jędrzychowska-Baraniak3Anna Sobuś4Bogusław Machaliński5Laboratory of Non-Invasive Cardiac Imaging, Independent Public Clinical Hospital Nr 1, Pomeranian Medical University, 71-252 Szczecin, PolandDepartment of General Pathology, Pomeranian Medical University, 70-111 Szczecin, PolandDepartment of General Pathology, Pomeranian Medical University, 70-111 Szczecin, PolandLaboratory of Non-Invasive Cardiac Imaging, Independent Public Clinical Hospital Nr 1, Pomeranian Medical University, 71-252 Szczecin, PolandDepartment of General Pathology, Pomeranian Medical University, 70-111 Szczecin, PolandDepartment of General Pathology, Pomeranian Medical University, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland<i>Background and Objectives</i>: We present a retrospective report on the cardio-hematological care of hematology patients at a university hospital in Poland during the COVID-19 pandemic. <i>Materials and Methods</i>: The number of hospitalizations at the Hematology Department and cardio-hematology consultations throughout 2019 and 2020 was analyzed. The types of cardiac procedures, risk factors, and complications were also assessed. <i>Results</i>: A significant reduction in the number of hospitalizations was observed in 2020 as compared to 2019. However, there were no significant differences in the incidence of hematological diseases between both of the analyzed years. In 2019, 299 cardiac consultations were performed in hematological patients, and there was a total of 352 such consultations performed in 2020 (<i>p</i> = 0.042). Less high-risk tests (transesophageal and stress echocardiography) were performed in 2020, in favor of the use of cardiac computed tomography in cardiac diagnostics as it was safer during the pandemic. At least one cardiovascular risk factor during cardiac consultation was noted in 42% and 48% of hematological patients in 2019 and 2020, respectively. Among 651 examined hematological patients, the most common findings were mild cardiac complications of hemato-oncological treatment, which were found in 57 patients. <i>Conclusions</i>: This study seems to confirm that during a pandemic there is an increased demand for well-organized cardio-hematology consultations.https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/58/3/337blood diseasescardiac complicationscardio-hematology carechemotherapyCOVID-19 pandemic |
| spellingShingle | Piotr Gościniak Bartłomiej Baumert Sławomir Milczarek Joanna Jędrzychowska-Baraniak Anna Sobuś Bogusław Machaliński The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Organization of Cardio-Hematology Care—A Polish Single Center Experience Medicina blood diseases cardiac complications cardio-hematology care chemotherapy COVID-19 pandemic |
| title | The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Organization of Cardio-Hematology Care—A Polish Single Center Experience |
| title_full | The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Organization of Cardio-Hematology Care—A Polish Single Center Experience |
| title_fullStr | The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Organization of Cardio-Hematology Care—A Polish Single Center Experience |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Organization of Cardio-Hematology Care—A Polish Single Center Experience |
| title_short | The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Organization of Cardio-Hematology Care—A Polish Single Center Experience |
| title_sort | impact of the covid 19 pandemic on the organization of cardio hematology care a polish single center experience |
| topic | blood diseases cardiac complications cardio-hematology care chemotherapy COVID-19 pandemic |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/58/3/337 |
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