Neurotrauma Emergencies during the SARS-CoV2 Pandemic at a Tertiary Medical Center: Analysis of Incidence and Outcome

• Published in: Journal of neurological surgery. Part A, Central European neurosurgery Vol. 84; no. 5; p. 462
• Main Authors: Lintas, Konstantinos, Rohde, Strefan, Ellrichmann, Gisa, Strohmann, Thorsten, Hamalawi, Boris El, Sarge, Robert, Mueller, Oliver Marcus
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany 01.09.2023
• Subjects: Communicable Disease Control; COVID-19 - epidemiology; Emergencies; Hospitals; Humans; Incidence; Pandemics; Retrospective Studies; RNA, Viral; SARS-CoV-2

We assess the impact of lockdown in Germany due to the COVID-19 pandemic on the incidence and outcome of neurotrauma emergencies at a tertiary medical center.  All neurosurgical emergencies from March 16, 2020 (first lockdown in Germany) to January 31, 2021 were included and compared with a longitud...