| Title: |
Effect of COVID-19 on the Number of CT-scans and MRI Services of Public Hospitals in Iran: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis. |
| Authors: |
Heydarian, Mohammad; Behzadifar, Masoud; Chalitsios, Christos V.; Keshvari, Mohammad; Omidifar, Roodabeh; Ghanbari, Mahboubeh Khaton; Gorji, Hasan Abolghasem; Kong, Jude Dzevela; Jianhong Wu; Bragazzi, Nicola Luigi |
| Source: |
Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences; Nov2021, Vol. 31 Issue 6, p1109-1114, 6p |
| Subject Terms: |
Time series analysis; Public hospitals; Municipal services; Magnetic resonance imaging; COVID-19 |
| Geographic Terms: |
Iran |
| Abstract: |
BACKGROUND: In February 2020, the Ministry of Health and Medical Education in Iran announced the first case of COVID-19. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of COVID-19 on the number of CT-Scans and MRI services in public hospitals in western Iran. METHODS: We collected CT-scans and MRI services data from 18 public hospitals via Vice-Chancellor Office, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences from January 2017 to February 2021. Interrupted time series analysis (ITSA) was conducted to assess the impact of COVID-19 on CT-Scans and MRI services. More specifically, ITSA was conducted using ordinary least squares regression with the number of CT-Scans and MRI services per 1,000 registered persons per month as dependent variable. RESULTS: At the beginning of the observation period, the monthly rate of CT-Scans was constant (p for trend = 0.267) at 291.9 (from 95%CI 240.5 to 343.4) per 1,000 registered patients. The first case of COVID-19 coincided with an abrupt increase by 211.8 (from 95%CI 102.9 to 320.7) per 1,000 patients. Thereafter, the trend of CT-Scans did not change (p=0.576) compared to the pre-pandemic period. The rate of MRI services was 363.5 per 1,000 per registered patients per month (P = |
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| Database: |
Complementary Index |