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Table 2 Post-lockdown recovery in indicators of elective surgery. Volumes and percent change from each epidemic sub-period (years 2020 and 2021) to expected volumes (average of the corresponding periods in the years 2018 and 2019) by educational level

From: Equity in the recovery of elective and oncological surgery volumes after the COVID-19 lockdown: a multicentre cohort study in Italy

Indicators

Educational level

June-September

October-January

February-April

May-July

August-December

2018-19

2020

Percent change

2018-19

2020-21

Percent change

2018-19

2021

Percent change

2018-19

2021

Percent change

2018-19

2021

Percent change

Access for elective surgery

University degree or high school

59 946

56 072

-6.46

74 615

59 189

-20.67

58 390

48 004

-17.79

56 225

50 008

-11.06

63 013

62 912

-0.16

Middle school

61 640

54 836

-11.04

73 676

55 476

-24.70

58 218

45 271

-22.24

56 631

49 239

-13.05

57 065

55 054

-3.52

Primary or less

39 181

32 555

-16.91

44 589

30 560

-31.46

35 661

23 955

-32.83

35 780

27 354

-23.55

39 278

32 555

-17.12

Total

160 767

143 463

-10.76

192 880

145 225

-24.71

152 269

117 230

-23.01

148 635

126 601

-14.82

159 355

150 521

-5.54

Access for knee replacement surgery

University degree or high school

855

1 170

36.84

1 339

1 263

-5.68

1 021

1 066

4.46

863

1 003

16.22

1 045

1 368

30.91

Middle school

1 679

2 038

21.42

2 358

2 237

-5.13

1 916

1 828

-4.59

1 681

1 856

10.41

1 718

1 960

14.09

Primary or less

2 145

2 282

6.39

2 931

2 000

-31.76

2 526

1 600

-36.66

2 210

1 863

-15.68

2 347

2 150

-8.39

Total

4 679

5 490

17.35

6 628

5 500

-17.02

5 463

4 494

-17.73

4 754

4 722

-0.66

5 110

5 478

7.20

Access for hip replacement surgery

University degree or high school

1 392

1 707

22.63

2 031

1 840

-9.38

1 591

1 591

0.00

1 347

1 618

20.16

1 601

1 992

24.42

Middle school

1 799

2 084

15.87

2 388

2 117

-11.33

1 962

1 799

-8.28

1 802

1 970

9.32

1 721

2 087

21.30

Primary or less

1 914

2 023

5.72

2 554

1 892

-25.92

2 079

1 503

-27.71

1 891

1 749

-7.51

2 149

2 077

-3.35

Total

5 104

5 814

13.91

6 972

5 849

-16.11

5 632

4 893

-13.11

5 040

5 337

5.90

5 471

6 156

12.53

Access for prostatic hyperplasia surgery

University degree or high school

1 083

1 245

15.01

1 526

1 209

-20.77

1 200

918

-23.47

1 061

1 082

2.03

1 192

1 394

16.95

Middle school

1 109

1 095

-1.26

1 351

964

-28.65

1 073

752

-29.88

1 037

939

-9.41

954

1 051

10.17

Primary or less

709

604

-14.81

853

500

-41.35

707

332

-53.04

655

435

-33.54

666

538

-19.22

Total

2 901

2 944

1.50

3 730

2 673

-28.33

2 979

2 002

-32.80

2 752

2 456

-10.74

2 812

2 983

6.08

Access for laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgery

University degree or high school

2 095

1 942

-7.30

2 632

1 762

-33.05

2 075

1 495

-27.95

1 982

1 686

-14.91

2 281

2 224

-2.50

Middle school

2 241

1 838

-17.98

2 573

1 629

-36.68

2 026

1 301

-35.78

2 083

1 574

-24.44

2 143

2 067

-3.55

Primary or less

1 233

1 006

-18.41

1 399

830

-40.65

1 100

625

-43.16

1 126

744

-33.90

1 295

1 194

-7.76

Total

5 569

4 786

-14.06

6 603

4 221

-36.07

5 201

3 421

-34.22

5 190

4 004

-22.85

5 719

5 485

-4.08

Access for malignant breast cancer surgery

University degree or high school

2 134

1 803

-15.51

2 095

2 201

5.06

1 579

1 725

9.28

1 686

1 764

4.63

2 042

2 246

9.99

Middle school

1 775

1 378

-22.34

1 763

1 809

2.64

1 334

1 275

-4.39

1 429

1 414

-1.05

1 548

1 626

5.04

Primary or less

1 242

1 023

-17.63

1 258

1 070

-14.94

1 006

763

-24.12

981

897

-8.52

1 257

1 156

-8.04

Total

5 151

4 204

-18.38

5 116

5 080

-0.69

3 918

3 763

-3.94

4 096

4 075

-0.50

4 847

5 028

3.73

Access for malignant lung cancer surgery

University degree or high school

352

389

10.51

370

369

-0.27

278

298

7.39

289

344

19.03

385

400

4.03

Middle school

436

415

-4.82

450

449

-0.22

323

335

3.88

368

327

-11.14

449

427

-4.90

Primary or less

375

285

-23.90

337

307

-8.77

274

215

-21.53

296

227

-23.18

373

297

-20.38

Total

1 163

1 089

-6.32

1 157

1 125

-2.72

874

848

-2.97

953

898

-5.72

1 207

1 124

-6.84

Access for malignant colorectal cancer surgery

University degree or high school

677

571

-15.59

650

568

-12.62

487

484

-0.62

550

553

0.64

647

728

12.61

Middle school

780

647

-17.00

767

696

-9.20

555

571

2.98

607

601

-0.99

706

688

-2.55

Primary or less

938

737

-21.43

816

734

-9.99

655

569

-13.13

715

593

-17.06

912

811

-11.03

Total

2 394

1 955

-18.34

2 232

1 998

-10.48

1 697

1 624

-4.27

1 872

1 747

-6.65

2 264

2 227

-1.63