ReviewWorld neurosurgery2021
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Traumatic Brain Injury Management: Lessons Learned Over the First Year.
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16 citing papers in PubMed.
- A population-based study of traumatic brain injury incidence and mechanisms in New Zealand: 2021-2022 compared with 2010-2011.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2026Article
- Is COVID-19 associated with delayed treatment of road traffic injuries arriving at the emergency department?BMC research notes · 2026Article
- Mechanisms of Injury for Traumatic Brain Injury Among U.S. Military Service Members Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Military medicine · 2025Article
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- The influence of government-issued lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic on traumatic brain injuries in Tyrol, Austria.Brain & spine · 2025Article
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- The COVID-19 pandemic and neurology: A survey on previous and continued restrictions for clinical practice, curricular training, and health economics.European journal of neurology · 2024Article
- Traumatic Brain Injury in the Long-COVID Era.Neurotrauma reports · 2024Review
- The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on surgical neuro-oncology: A survey from the Italian society of neurosurgery (SINch).World neurosurgery: X · 2023Article
- Positive impacts of COVID-19 on social life and environment.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2023Article
- The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Lockdown on Operative Traumatic Brain Injury in Northern Virginia.Cureus · 2023Article
- Changing Epidemiology and Functional Outcomes of Inpatient Rehabilitation in Asian Traumatic Brain Injury Cases before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Traumatic brain injury: progress and challenges in prevention, clinical care, and research.The Lancet. Neurology · 2022Review
- Referrals to Early Specialized Rehabilitation after Traumatic Brain Injury during the Covid-19 Pandemic.Journal of rehabilitation medicine · 2022Article
- Management of neurosurgical patients during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemics: The Ljubljana, Slovenia experience.World journal of clinical cases · 2022Review
- Traumatic brain injuries in children during COVID-19 pandemic: a national report from northern Iran.International journal of burns and trauma · 2022Article
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Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has had widespread consequences on health care systems around the world. It resulted in extensive changes to the referral patterns, management, and rehabilitation of surgical conditions. We aimed to evaluate the effect the COVID-19 pandemic has had on traumatic brain injury (TBI) specifically. We reviewed the literature published on COVID-19 and TBI referrals, management, and rehabilitation. Significant changes were seen in the referral patterns of TBIs worldwide, explained by changes in societal behaviors and changes in the mechanism of injury. Implementation of strict infection control measures and COVID-19 screening was commonplace, with some reporting changes to operating room protocols. TBI was more likely to be conservatively managed. Rehabilitation services were restricted, with a greater shift towards telemedicine to provide rehabilitative therapy remotely.
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