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ReviewWorld neurosurgery2021

Guidelines for Preoperative Testing for Neurosurgery in Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Era: Indian Viewpoint Amidst Global Practice.

Nitish Agarwal, Amol Raheja, Ashish Suri

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Review in World neurosurgery, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Nitish AgarwalDepartment of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Amol RahejaDepartment of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Ashish SuriDepartment of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. Electronic address: surineuro@gmail.com.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Preoperative testing and evaluation for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have been an enigmatic challenge for the neurosurgical community during the pandemic. Since the beginning of the pandemic, laboratory diagnostic methods have evolved substantially, and with them has been the necessity for readily available, fast, and accurate preoperative testing methods. In this article, we provide an overview of the various laboratory testing methods that are presently available and a comprehensive literature review how various institutes and neurosurgical communities across the globe are employing them to ensure safe and effective delivery of surgical care to patients. Through this review, we highlight the guiding principles for preoperative testing, which may serve as a road map for other medical institutions to follow. In addition, we provide an Indian perspective of preoperative testing and share our experience in this regard.

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COVID-19COVID-19 TestingHumansIndiaNeurosurgeonsNeurosurgeryNeurosurgical ProceduresPersonal Protective EquipmentPractice Guidelines as TopicPreoperative CareTelemedicineCOVID-19Diagnostic assayNeurosurgeryPreoperative testing

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PMID33283759
PMCPMC7584495

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