Editor's Choice - The Impact of Covid-19 on Vascular Procedures in Sweden 2020

Katarina Björses¹, Lena Blomgren², Mari Holsti³, Magnus Jonsson⁴, Kristian Smidfelt⁵, Kevin Mani⁶

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¹ Vascular Centre Malmö, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Sweden. Electronic address: katarina.bjorses@gmail.com.
² Karlskoga Vein Centre, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University Hospital, Sweden.
³ Department of Surgical and Peri-operative Sciences/Surgery, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
⁴ Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
⁵ Department of Vascular Surgery, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.
⁶ Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.

PMID: 34053841
PMCID: PMC8098046
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2021.04.027

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Editor's Choice - The Impact of Covid-19 on Vascular Procedures in Sweden 2020

Katarina Björses et al. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2021 Jul.

. 2021 Jul;62(1):136-137.

doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2021.04.027. Epub 2021 May 5.

Authors

Katarina Björses¹, Lena Blomgren², Mari Holsti³, Magnus Jonsson⁴, Kristian Smidfelt⁵, Kevin Mani⁶

Affiliations

¹ Vascular Centre Malmö, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Sweden. Electronic address: katarina.bjorses@gmail.com.
² Karlskoga Vein Centre, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University Hospital, Sweden.
³ Department of Surgical and Peri-operative Sciences/Surgery, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
⁴ Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
⁵ Department of Vascular Surgery, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.
⁶ Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.

PMID: 34053841
PMCID: PMC8098046
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2021.04.027

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**Figure 1**
Mean number of registrations of arterial procedures (carotid, aortic and peripheral arterial occlusive disease) per month in the Swedvasc registry 2017 – 2019 (grey bars, with 95% confidence interval) *vs.* 2020 (diamonds).

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