Article ; Online: Deployment of Neurosurgeons at the Warfront Against Coronavirus Disease of 2019 (COVID-19).
2020 Volume 144, Page(s) e561–e567
Abstract: Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has taken the world by storm ... facets during this war against COVID-19 pandemic. Preadmission and presurgical testing of patients is ... patients of COVID-19. In this article, two authors (T.V. and N.G.) from the Department of Neurosurgery ...
| Abstract | Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has taken the world by storm, especially the health care system. Medical practitioners of all specialties are being assigned to treat patients of COVID-19. In this article, two authors (T.V. and N.G.) from the Department of Neurosurgery who were deployed in the COVID-19 testing ward between April 25 and May 31, 2020 share their experience. Methods: A prospective observational study was conducted including all those who were admitted in this ward. The patients were studied according to their demographic profiles, diagnoses, admitting departments, travel history, and presence/absence of COVID-19-related symptoms. Relevant history regarding occupation, contact with patient with known COVID-19, and comorbid illness was noted. Those who tested positive for COVID-19 were studied further. The data from the institute's official record were updated until August 14, 2020. Results: During the study period, there were 256 admissions in the ward, of whom 148 (92 male, 56 female) were patients and 108 were patients' attendants/relatives. Most patients were admitted under the departments of internal medicine (33, 22.3%) and general surgery (19, 12.8%). Of 148 patients, 46 (31.1%) were admitted as they were planned for a surgery/intervention. Among 148 patients, 29 (19.6%) had history of travel to or were residents of a red zone, 4 (2.7%) had history of contact with a confirmed case of COVID-19, whereas 6 (4.1%) were health care workers. One hundred four patients (70.2%) showed no COVID-19-related symptoms. Thirty-four patients (22.9%) had associated comorbid conditions. Eight patients (5 male, 3 female) with mean age of 37.6 years (range 4-69 years) tested positive for COVID-19. Conclusions: The authors share their experience and their institute's protocol in various facets during this war against COVID-19 pandemic. Preadmission and presurgical testing of patients is important in preventing the spread of the disease amongst health care workers. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Anemia/epidemiology ; Asymptomatic Infections/epidemiology ; COVID-19/diagnosis ; COVID-19/epidemiology ; COVID-19 Nucleic Acid Testing ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Comorbidity ; Diabetes Mellitus/epidemiology ; Female ; Health Personnel ; Hospitalization ; Humans ; Hypertension/epidemiology ; India/epidemiology ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Neurosurgeons ; Personnel Staffing and Scheduling ; Preoperative Care ; Prospective Studies ; Travel ; Visitors to Patients ; Young Adult |
| Keywords | covid19 |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2020-09-08 |
| Publishing country | United States |
| Document type | Journal Article ; Observational Study |
| ZDB-ID | 2534351-8 |
| ISSN | 1878-8769 ; 1878-8750 |
| ISSN (online) | 1878-8769 |
| ISSN | 1878-8750 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.09.009 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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