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- Title
Open neural tube defects in COVID-19 pandemic: An analysis of 26 neonatal patients in a tertiary care center.
- Authors
Muzumdar, Dattatraya; Hawaldar, Akshay; Bhambhere, Sagar; Singh, Malwinder; Lunawat, Aditya; Nanavati, Ruchi
- Abstract
Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has severely affected and disrupted medical practice all over the world since December 2019 till date. This has affected the pediatric surgical practice in general and neurosurgical practice in particular. An analysis of 26 neonatal patients with open neural tube defects who underwent surgery in the neurosurgery department at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital (KEM), Mumbai during the period of March 2020 till December 2020 is presented. The cumulative experience and challenges encountered in the comprehensive management of these cohort of patients in the difficult period of the pandemic is discussed in accordance with relevant literature on the subject.
- Subjects
INDIA; HOSPITALS; NEUROSURGERY; NEURAL tube defects; TERTIARY care; SURGERY; PATIENTS; COVID-19 pandemic; LONGITUDINAL method
- Publication
Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences, 2021, Vol 16, Issue 1, p5
- ISSN
1817-1745
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4103/jpn.JPN_126_21