Characteristics and operation outcomes of neuro-oncology patients after COVID-19 pandemic - A case series.
Interdiscip Neurosurg
; 25: 101172, 2021 Sep.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1129041
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
COVID-19 has been spreading worldwide at hitherto unknown speed, and the treatment of neuro-oncology patients without COVID-19 has been greatly affected.METHODS:
To compare the medical records and surgical results of surgical patients before and after the pandemic. We collected a total of 80 patients form April 2020 to May 2020 after pandemic and from April 2019 to May 2019 before pandemic. The patient's demographics, past medical history, comorbidities, imaging, pathology, laboratory teat, and Karnofsky Performance Score (KPS) were analyzed.RESULTS:
The most common presenting symptom was intracranial hypertension and neurological deficit. Hypertension and diabetes were the most common comorbid diseases. The pre-operation KPS were 83.21 ± 15.60, 80 ± 14.77, 78.57 ± 12.83 and 74.14 ± 12.72, respectively. The post-operation KPS were 94.64 ± 8.65, 95.45 ± 6.56, 91.43 ± 10.82 and 84.21 ± 22.55, respectively. The tumor volume was larger and the midline shift distance was greater after the pandemic than before. For pathological grade, meningiomas were mostly grade I, while gliomas were mainly grade III and IV.CONCLUSION:
Although affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, patients with glioma should be operated as soon as possible to obtain better surgical results, however, for patients with meningiomas, their operation can be postponed slightly when the patients are tolerable.
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MEDLINE
Type of study:
Case report
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Experimental Studies
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Prognostic study
Language:
English
Journal:
Interdiscip Neurosurg
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
J.inat.2021.101172
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