Deployment of Neurosurgeons at the Warfront Against Coronavirus Disease of 2019 (COVID-19).

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 n

SUBMITTER: Venkataram T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7832458 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature