The impact of the first and the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic on vascular surgery practice in the leading regional center: a comparative, retrospective study

Table 5 Final diagnosis

Diagnosis	FWP	p (vs. PBP)	SWP	p (vs. PBP)	PBP
Carotid artery stenoses	10	0.002747	21	ns	36
ALI	30	0.028011	29	ns	21
Aortic aneurysms	60	0.005088	37	ns	48
Other artery aneurysms	7	ns	13	ns	8
Other artery stenoses (i.e., renal, visceral, subclavian)	0	–	1	0.021608	11
Vascular graft infection	4	ns	3	ns	2
LEAD	55	ns	72	ns	91
Complications after previous vascular procedures	6	ns	9	ns	12
Post-traumatic conditions requiring vascular interventions	5	ns	2	ns	3
Leriche syndrome	5	ns	6	ns	5
Venous thrombosis	1	ns	1	ns	2
Others	5	ns	6	ns	5

FWP, first pandemic wave; SWP, second pandemic wave; PBP, period before pandemic; ns, non significance; ALI, acute limb ischemia; LEAD, lower extremity arterial disease

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