Table 5 Neurosurgical operations before and after the lockdown
From: Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the neurosurgical practice in Egypt
before COVID-19 (Jan. + Feb. + March) 2020 (n = 816) N (%) | after COVID-19 (april + May + June) 2020 (n = 508) N (%) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Type of surgery | |||
Degenerative spinal disorders | 250 (30.6) | 77 (15.2) | < 0.001** |
Spinal fractures | 60 (7.4) | 65 (12.8) | 0.001** |
Spinal infections | 5 (0.6) | 3 (0.6) | 0.8 |
Spinal deformity | 5 (0.6) | 0 | 0.2 |
Spinal tumor | 13 (1.6) | 10 (1.9) | 0.8 |
Brain SOL | 82 (10.1) | 54 (10.6) | 0.8 |
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) | 159 (19.5) | 151 (29.7) | < 0.001** |
Brain hemorrhage | 72 (8.8) | 57 (11.2) | 0.2 |
Endonasal skull base surgery | 6 (0.7) | 2 (0.4) | 0.7 |
CSF diversion | 60 (7.4) | 47 (9.3) | 0.3 |
Shunt-related problems | 17 (2.1) | 26 (5.1) | 0.004* |
Congenital malformations | 14 (1.7) | 10 (1.9) | 0.9 |
Peripheral nerve injury repair | 8 (1) | 3 (0.6) | 0.7 |
Other Peripheral nerve lesions | 62 (7.6) | 3 (0.6) | < 0.001** |
Cranioplasty | 3 (0.4) | 0 | 0.4 |
Time of surgery | |||
Urgent | 376 (46.1) | 349 (68.7) | < 0.001** |
Elective | 440 (53.9) | 159 (31.3) | < 0.001** |