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Table 2 Number of urgent and planned procedures regarding all ENT and otologic surgeries in two time cohorts

From: Intracranial otogenic complications in adults: new factors that influenced its onset, frequency and nature

Parameter

Time cohort

COVID-19/Pre-COVID-19

Pre-COVID-19

COVID-19

All otogenic intracranial complications (2)

5

9

180%

Sigmoid sinus thrombosis (1)

1

5

500%

All ENT Surgical procedures (P1)

1520

1371

90%

All ENT-related Emergency consultations (P2)

1260

1232

98%

Planned otosurgical procedures (P3)

509

566

111%

Urgent otosurgical procedures (P4)

17

20

118%

Out-patient otological consultations (P5)

1434

1150

80%

 Incidence Proportion 1 (1/P1)

0.07%

0.36%

5.14

 Incidence proportion 2 (2/P1)

0.33%

0.66%

2.0

 Incidence proportion 3 (1/P2)

0.08%

0.41%

5.13

 Incidence proportion 4 (2/P2)

0.4%

0.73%

1.83

 Incidence proportion 5 (1/P3)

0.2%

0.88%

4.4

 Incidence proportion 6 (2/P3)

0.98%

1.59%

1.62

 Incidence proportion 7 (1/P4)

5.88%

25%

4.25

 Incidence proportion 8 (2/P4)

29.41%

45%

1.53

 Incidence proportion 9 (1/P5)

0.07%

0.43%

6.14

 Incidence proportion 10 (2/P5)

0.35%

0.78%

2.23

  1. Incidence proportions were calculated for the incidence of sigmoid sinus thrombosis (1) and otogenic intracranial complications (2)