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Castaño-Leon AM, Paredes I, Lagares A, Gomez PA, González-Leon P, Perez-Nuñez A, Jiménez-Roldán L, Delgado-Fernández J, Eiriz Fernández C, García-Pérez D, Moreno-Gómez LM, Esteban-Sinovas O, Delgado-López PD, Martín-Alonso J, Kaen A, Tirado-Caballero J, Ordóñez-Carmona M, Arteaga-Romero F, González-Pombo M, F Alén J, Gil-Simoes R, Torres CV, Navas-García M, Blasco García de Andoain G, Frade-Porto N, González-Tarno P, Martin Segura A, Gelabert-González M, Menéndez-Cortezón B, Rodríguez-Botana B, Pérez-Alfayate R, Fernández-García C, Ferrández-Pujante B, Vargas-Jiménez AC, Cotúa C, de la Lama A, Calero Félix L, Ruiz-Juretschke F, García-Leal R, Valera-Melé M, Casitas Hernando V, Rivero B, Orduna-Martínez J, Casado Pellejero J, Fustero De Miguel D, Díaz Molina J, Moles Herbera J, Castelló-Ruiz MJ, Gomar-Alba M, García-Pérez F, Hernández-García BJ, Villaseñor-Ledezma JJ, Otero-Rodríguez Á, Ailagas de Las Heras JJ, Gonçalves-Estella J, Sousa-Casasnovas P, Pascual-Argente D, Ruiz Martín L, Roa Montes de Oca JC, Arandia Guzmán D, García Martín A, Torres Carretero L, Garrido Ruiz A, Calvo M, Miranda-Lloret P, Rodríguez-Cadarso M, Antón J, Roca Barber A, Quiroz-Tejada A, Carbayo-Lozano G, Bermúdez G, Paternain Martin C, De la Fuente Villa P, Fidalgo De la Rosa M, Sistiaga-Gracia ÍL, Zabalo G. Patients awaiting surgery for neurosurgical diseases during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain: a multicentre cohort study. BMJ Open 2022; 12:e061208. [PMID: 35977759 PMCID: PMC9388715 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2022] [Accepted: 07/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
Abstract
OBJECTIVES The large number of infected patients requiring mechanical ventilation has led to the postponement of scheduled neurosurgical procedures during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The aims of this study were to investigate the factors that influence the decision to postpone scheduled neurosurgical procedures and to evaluate the effect of the restriction in scheduled surgery adopted to deal with the first outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain on the outcome of patients awaiting surgery. DESIGN This was an observational retrospective study. SETTINGS A tertiary-level multicentre study of neurosurgery activity between 1 March and 30 June 2020. PARTICIPANTS A total of 680 patients awaiting any scheduled neurosurgical procedure were enrolled. 470 patients (69.1%) were awaiting surgery because of spine degenerative disease, 86 patients (12.6%) due to functional disorders, 58 patients (8.5%) due to brain or spine tumours, 25 patients (3.7%) due to cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) disorders and 17 patients (2.5%) due to cerebrovascular disease. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES The primary outcome was mortality due to any reason and any deterioration of the specific neurosurgical condition. Second, we analysed the rate of confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection. RESULTS More than one-quarter of patients experienced clinical or radiological deterioration. The rate of worsening was higher among patients with functional (39.5%) or CSF disorders (40%). Two patients died (0.4%) during the waiting period, both because of a concurrent disease. We performed a multivariate logistic regression analysis to determine independent covariates associated with maintaining the surgical indication. We found that community SARS-CoV-2 incidence (OR=1.011, p<0.001), degenerative spine (OR=0.296, p=0.027) and expedited indications (OR=6.095, p<0.001) were independent factors for being operated on during the pandemic. CONCLUSIONS Patients awaiting neurosurgery experienced significant collateral damage even when they were considered for scheduled procedures.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ana M Castaño-Leon
- Neurosurgery Department, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12), Madrid, Spain
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- Neurosurgery Department, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12), Madrid, Spain
- Departamento de Cirugía, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
| | - Alfonso Lagares
- Neurosurgery Department, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12), Madrid, Spain
- Departamento de Cirugía, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
| | - Pedro A Gomez
- Neurosurgery Department, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12), Madrid, Spain
| | - Pedro González-Leon
- Neurosurgery Department, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
| | - Angel Perez-Nuñez
- Neurosurgery Department, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12), Madrid, Spain
- Departamento de Cirugía, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
| | - Luis Jiménez-Roldán
- Neurosurgery Department, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12), Madrid, Spain
- Departamento de Cirugía, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Neurosurgery Department, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
| | - Luis M Moreno-Gómez
- Neurosurgery Department, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Neurosurgery Department, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio, Sevilla, Spain
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- Neurosurgery Department, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio, Sevilla, Spain
| | - José F Alén
- Neurosurgery Department, Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Madrid, Spain
| | - Ricardo Gil-Simoes
- Neurosurgery Department, Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Madrid, Spain
| | - Cristina V Torres
- Neurosurgery Department, Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Madrid, Spain
| | - Marta Navas-García
- Neurosurgery Department, Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Madrid, Spain
| | | | - Natalia Frade-Porto
- Neurosurgery Department, Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Madrid, Spain
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- Neurosurgery Department, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
| | - Beatriz Menéndez-Cortezón
- Neurosurgery Department, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Neurosurgery Department, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Neurosurgery Department, Hospital Clinico Universitario San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
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- Neurosurgery Department, Complejo Hospitalario de Vigo Alvaro Cunqueiro, Vigo, Spain
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- Neurosurgery Department, Complejo Hospitalario de Vigo Alvaro Cunqueiro, Vigo, Spain
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- Neurosurgery Department, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Maranon, Madrid, Spain
| | - Marc Valera-Melé
- Neurosurgery Department, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Maranon, Madrid, Spain
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- Neurosurgery Department, Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús, Madrid, Spain
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- Neurosurgery Department, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain
| | - Jesús Moles Herbera
- Neurosurgery Department, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Neurosurgery Department, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario Torrecardenas, Almeria, Spain
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- Neurosurgery Department, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario Torrecardenas, Almeria, Spain
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- Neurosurgery Department, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario Torrecardenas, Almeria, Spain
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- Neurosurgery Department, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Neurosurgery Department, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
| | - Daniel Pascual-Argente
- Neurosurgery Department, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Neurosurgery Department, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Neurosurgery Department, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Neurosurgery Department, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Neurosurgery Department, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Neurosurgery Department, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Neurosurgery Department, Hospital General Universitario de Ciudad Real, Ciudad Real, Spain
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- Neurosurgery Department, Hospital Politécnico y Universitario La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Neurosurgery Department, Hospital Politécnico y Universitario La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Neurosurgery Department, Hospital Politécnico y Universitario La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Neurosurgery Department, Hospital Politécnico y Universitario La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Neurosurgery Department, Hospital Universitario Cruces, Barakaldo, Spain
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- Neurosurgery Department, Hospital Universitario Cruces, Barakaldo, Spain
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