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ArticleSurgical neurology international2023

COVID-19 impact on the global neurosurgery resident training course and admission: A scoping review.

Yao Christian Hugues Dokponou, Arsene Daniel Nyalundja, Arsene Desire Ossaga Madjoue, Mèhomè Wilfried Dossou, Omar Badirou, Nicaise Agada, Katib Lasssissi, Fritzell Marc Adjovi, Laté Dzidoula Lawson, Nourou Dine Adeniran Bankole

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Article in Surgical neurology international, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

Yao Christian Hugues DokponouDepartment of Neurosurgery, Mohammed V Military Teaching Hospital of Rabat, Rabat, Morocco.
Arsene Daniel NyalundjaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Faculté de Médecine, Université Catholique de Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo, Université Catholique de Bukavu, South-Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Arsene Desire Ossaga MadjoueDepartment of Research, Sub-Saharan Africa Future Neurosurgeon Association, Cotonou, Benin.
Mèhomè Wilfried DossouDepartment of Research, Sub-Saharan Africa Future Neurosurgeon Association, Cotonou, Benin.
Omar BadirouDepartment of Research, Sub-Saharan Africa Future Neurosurgeon Association, Cotonou, Benin.
Nicaise AgadaDepartment of Research, Sub-Saharan Africa Future Neurosurgeon Association, Cotonou, Benin.
Katib LasssissiDepartment of Research, Sub-Saharan Africa Future Neurosurgeon Association, Cotonou, Benin.
Fritzell Marc AdjoviDepartment of Research, Sub-Saharan Africa Future Neurosurgeon Association, Cotonou, Benin.
Laté Dzidoula LawsonDepartment of Research, Sub-Saharan Africa Future Neurosurgeon Association, Cotonou, Benin.
Nourou Dine Adeniran BankoleDepartment of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Mohammed V University of Rabat, Rabat, Morocco.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: This study looks at how COVID-19 affected the admission and training of neurosurgical residents worldwide. Methods: From 2019 to 2021, we reviewed multiple databases (i.e., Google Scholar, Science Direct, PubMed, and Hinari) to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on neurosurgery resident training and admission in low middle-income countries (LMICs) and high-income countries (HICs). We then utilized a Wilcoxon signed-rank test to evaluate the difference between the two LMIC/HICs and employed Levene's test to assess the homogeneity of variances. Results: There were 58 studies that met our inclusion criteria; 48 (72.4%) were conducted in HIC and 16 (27.6%) in LMIC. The admission of new residents was mostly canceled in HIC (31.7%; Conclusion: The COVID-19 pandemic markedly disrupted neurosurgical education globally. Although differences have been found between LMICs and HICs training, the reduction of neurosurgical case-loads and surgical procedures has significantly impacted neurosurgical training. The question remains, how can this "loss of experience" be redressed in the future?

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High-income countries (HICs)Impact of COVID-19Low middle-income countries (LMICs)NeurosurgeryResidency training

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PMID37025540
PMCPMC10070250

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