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Trends and outcomes for non-elective neurosurgical procedures in Central Europe during the COVID-19 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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- Mechanisms of Injury for Traumatic Brain Injury Among U.S. Military Service Members Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Military medicine · 2025Article
- Global prevalence and incidence of chronic subdural hematoma: A systematic review.Brain & spine · 2025Review
- The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on neurosurgery in the elderly population in Sweden.BMC public health · 2024Observational
- Trends in traumatic brain injury-related emergency department visits in Korea: a report from the National Emergency Department Information System (NEDIS) 2018-2022.Clinical and experimental emergency medicine · 2023Article
- Evaluating Changes in Trauma Epidemiology during the COVID-19 Lockdown: Insights and Implications for Public Health and Disaster Preparedness.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Outcome of early rehabilitation of patients with traumatic brain injury during COVID-19 pandemic in The Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Article
- Trends in Emergency Department Visits and Surgeries due to Traumatic Brain Injury During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Finland.SN comprehensive clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Traumatic Brain Injury during the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemics in Slovenia: A Single Center Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- The Increased Mortality Rate with Lower Incidence of Traumatic Brain Injury during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A National Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Referrals to Early Specialized Rehabilitation after Traumatic Brain Injury during the Covid-19 Pandemic.Journal of rehabilitation medicine · 2022Article
- Managing Traumatic Brain Injury During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic-A Case-Matched Controlled Analysis of Immediate Outcomes.World neurosurgery · 2022Article
- Current trends and outcomes of non-elective neurosurgical care in Central Europe during the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Analyzing historical and future acute neurosurgical demand using an AI-enabled predictive dashboard.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Routine surgeries during the COVID-19 pandemic: A French nationwide cohort study.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2022Article
- Traumatic brain injury during COVID-19 pandemic-time-series analysis of a natural experiment.BMJ open · 2022Article
- Impact of the First COVID Lockdown on Accident- and Injury-Related Pediatric Intensive Care Admissions in Germany-A Multicenter Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Traumatic Brain Injury Management: Lessons Learned Over the First Year.World neurosurgery · 2021Review
- Neurosurgical Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Central Germany: A Retrospective Single Center Study of the Second Wave.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
The world currently faces the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 pandemic. Little is known about the effects of a pandemic on non-elective neurosurgical practices, which have continued under modified conditions to reduce the spread of COVID-19. This knowledge might be critical for the ongoing second coronavirus wave and potential restrictions on health care. We aimed to determine the incidence and 30-day mortality rate of various non-elective neurosurgical procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic. A retrospective, multi-centre observational cohort study among neurosurgical centres within Austria, the Czech Republic, and Switzerland was performed. Incidence of neurosurgical emergencies and related 30-day mortality rates were determined for a period reflecting the peak pandemic of the first wave in all participating countries (i.e. March 16th-April 15th, 2020), and compared to the same period in prior years (2017, 2018, and 2019). A total of 4,752 emergency neurosurgical cases were reviewed over a 4-year period. In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a general decline in the incidence of non-elective neurosurgical cases, which was driven by a reduced number of traumatic brain injuries, spine conditions, and chronic subdural hematomas. Thirty-day mortality did not significantly increase overall or for any of the conditions examined during the peak of the pandemic. The neurosurgical community in these three European countries observed a decrease in the incidence of some neurosurgical emergencies with 30-day mortality rates comparable to previous years (2017-2019). Lower incidence of neurosurgical cases is likely related to restrictions placed on mobility within countries, but may also involve delayed patient presentation.
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