Trends and outcomes for non-elective neurosurgical procedures in Central Europe during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Alternative codes found

RIV/00669806:_____/21:10425725 RIV/00843989:_____/21:E0108921 RIV/00023884:_____/21:00008783 RIV/00216208:11140/21:10425725 and 7 more

Result on the web

<a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-85526-6.pdf" target="_blank" >https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-85526-6.pdf</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-85526-6" target="_blank" >10.1038/s41598-021-85526-6</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Trends and outcomes for non-elective neurosurgical procedures in Central Europe during the COVID-19 pandemic

Original language description

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.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30212 - Surgery

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2021

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Scientific Reports

ISSN

2045-2322

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

11

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

DE - GERMANY

Number of pages

7

Pages from-to

6171

UT code for WoS article

000630511700015

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85102759796