ArticleInterdisciplinary neurosurgery : Advanced techniques and case management2021
Characteristics and operation outcomes of neuro-oncology patients after COVID-19 pandemic - A case series.
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- The impact of COVID-19 on clinical outcomes in people undergoing neurosurgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
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- Treatment Patterns and Outcomes of Patients with Grade 4 Glioma Treated with Radiation during the COVID-19 Pandemic.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2023Article
- Treatment of high-grade glioma patients during the COVID-19 pandemic: Impact on overall survival, tumor size and delay of treatment.PloS one · 2023Article
- Neurosurgery Subspecialty Practice During a Pandemic: A Multicenter Analysis of Operative Practice in 7 U.S. Neurosurgery Departments During Coronavirus Disease 2019.World neurosurgery · 2022Article
- Practice Patterns in Surgical Neuro-Oncology Among Low- and Middle-Income Countries During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic: A Scoping Review and Situational Report from the Philippines.World neurosurgery · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundCOVID-19 has been spreading worldwide at hitherto unknown speed, and the treatment of neuro-oncology patients without COVID-19 has been greatly affected.
methodsTo compare the medical records and surgical results of surgical patients before and after the pandemic. We collected a total of 80 patients form April 2020 to May 2020 after pandemic and from April 2019 to May 2019 before pandemic. The patient's demographics, past medical history, comorbidities, imaging, pathology, laboratory teat, and Karnofsky Performance Score (KPS) were analyzed.
resultsThe most common presenting symptom was intracranial hypertension and neurological deficit. Hypertension and diabetes were the most common comorbid diseases. The pre-operation KPS were 83.21 ± 15.60, 80 ± 14.77, 78.57 ± 12.83 and 74.14 ± 12.72, respectively. The post-operation KPS were 94.64 ± 8.65, 95.45 ± 6.56, 91.43 ± 10.82 and 84.21 ± 22.55, respectively. The tumor volume was larger and the midline shift distance was greater after the pandemic than before. For pathological grade, meningiomas were mostly grade I, while gliomas were mainly grade III and IV.
conclusionAlthough affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, patients with glioma should be operated as soon as possible to obtain better surgical results, however, for patients with meningiomas, their operation can be postponed slightly when the patients are tolerable.
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