Educational impact of early COVID-19 operating room restrictions on neurosurgery resident training in the United States: A multicenter study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has caused unprecedented suspensions of neurosurgical elective surgeries, a large proportion of which involve spine procedures. The goal of this study is to report granular data on the impact of early COVID-19 pandemic operating room restrictions upon neurosurgical case volume in academic institutions, with attention to its secondary impact upon neurosurgery resident training. This is the first multicenter quantitative study examining these early effects upon neurosurgery residents caseloads.

Methods

A retrospective review of neurosurgical caseloads among seven residency programs between March 2019 and April 2020 was conducted. Cases were grouped by ACGME Neurosurgery Case Categories, subspecialty, and urgency (elective vs. emer

SUBMITTER: Zhang JK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8856749 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature