id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-322497-hdy3va8e LUBANSU, Alphonse COVID-19 impact on neurosurgical practice: lockdown attitude and experience of a European academic center. 2020-09-03 .txt text/plain 1165 88 43 title: COVID-19 impact on neurosurgical practice: lockdown attitude and experience of a European academic center. limited clinical neurosurgical experience including COVID-19 patients have been reported. A cohort of all neurosurgical patients managed during the lockdown period is presented and analyzed assessing suspected nosocomial infection risk factors. 69 Patients initially admitted to the neurosurgical ward were less likely to be suspected for a 70 COVID-19 infection when compared to patients admitted for critical emergencies, 71 particularly with neurovascular and stroke-related pathologies. 69 Patients initially admitted to the neurosurgical ward were less likely to be suspected for a 70 COVID-19 infection when compared to patients admitted for critical emergencies, 71 particularly with neurovascular and stroke-related pathologies. Accordingly, the health ministry guidelines reserved biochemical tests of nasopharyngeal 103 samples only for suspected COVID-19 patients requiring hospital admission, and no targeted 104 screening strategy was defined for healthcare providers. The management of emergency spinal surgery 372 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy ./cache/cord-322497-hdy3va8e.txt ./txt/cord-322497-hdy3va8e.txt