ArticleSurgical neurology international2020
"Locked up inside home" - Head injury patterns during coronavirus disease of 2019 pandemic.
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- Epidemiological Pattern of Traumatic Brain Injury in the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.World neurosurgery · 2022Pooled it
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- Traumatic brain injury during COVID-19 pandemic-time-series analysis of a natural experiment.BMJ open · 2022Article
- Impact of the Coronavirus Disease Pandemic on Patients with Head Injuries in South Korea.Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society · 2022Article
- The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Traumatic Brain Injury Management: Lessons Learned Over the First Year.World neurosurgery · 2021Review
- Letter to the Editor Regarding "Early Changes to Neurosurgery Resident Training During the COVID-19 Pandemic at a Large United States Academic Medical Center".World neurosurgery · 2021Article
- Letter to the Editor Regarding "'Staying Home'-Early Changes in Patterns of Neurotrauma in New York City During the COVID-19 Pandemic".World neurosurgery · 2021Article
- Letter to the Editor Regarding "Impact of COVID-19 on Neurosurgical Training in Southeast Asia".World neurosurgery · 2021Article
- Letter to the Editor Regarding "Neurosurgery Services in Dr. Sardjito General Hospital, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experience from a Developing Country".World neurosurgery · 2021Article
- Letter to the Editor Regarding "Early Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on Neurosurgical Training in the United States: A Case Volume Analysis of 8 Programs".World neurosurgery · 2021Article
- Getting Neurosurgery Services Back on Its Feet: "Learning to Live" with COVID-19.Asian journal of neurosurgeryArticle
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Abstract
backgroundAs citizens have been forced to stay home during coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the crisis created unique trends in the neurotrauma patterns with changes in mode, severity, and outcome of head injured patients.
methodsDetails of neurotrauma admissions under the neurosurgery department at our institute since the onset of COVID-19 pandemic in the country were collected retrospectively and compared to the same period last year in terms of demographic profile, mode of injury, GCS at admission, severity of head injury, radiological diagnosis, management (surgical/conservative), and outcome. The patients were studied according to which phase of pandemic they were admitted in - "lockdown" period (March 25 to May 31, 2020) or "unlock" period (June 1 to September 15, 2020).
resultsThe number of head injuries decreased by 16.8% during the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, during the lockdown period, the number of admissions was 2.7/week while it was 6.8/week during the "unlock" period. RTA was the mode of injury in 29.6% patients during the lockdown, while during the unlock period, it was 56.9% (
conclusionWe observed a decline in the number of head injury admissions during the pandemic, especially during the lockdown. At the same time, there was increase in the severity of head injuries and associated injuries, resulting in significantly higher mortality in our patients during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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