The impact of COVID-19 on clinical outcomes in people undergoing neurosurgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has created a global crisis unique to the healthcare system around the world. It also had a profound impact on the management of neurosurgical patients. In our research, we investigated the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on clinical outcomes in people undergoing neurosurgery, particularly vascular and oncological neurosurgery.

Method

Two investigators independently and systematically searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), ClinicalTrail.Gov, and Web of Science to identify relevant studies respecting the criteria for inclusion and exclusion published up to June 30, 2022. The outcomes of our research included mortality rate, length of stay, modified Rankin Score, delay

SUBMITTER: Teng H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10405503 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature