Guidelines for Management of Neurosurgical Cases during COVID-19 Pandemic

Guidelines for Management of Neurosurgical Cases during COVID-19 Pandemic

Raj Kumar, Ashok Kumar Mahapatra, Radheshyam Mittal, Hanuman Prasad Prajapati

Transmission of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection can occur to health care workers while providing treatment. It is vital to ensure the safety and to avoid any undue exposure of health care workers, leading to collapse of the entire health care system. As the world is facing this grave threat due to COVID-19, a proper protocol should be there. Daily updates and modifications are being made available by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and the ministry advises that protocols be tailored as per prevailing local conditions. We are trying to lay down guidelines based on available literature, data, and guidelines to take the procedures of neurosurgery and neurosciences.

2020

Guidelines, neurosurgical procedures, COVID-19

DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1712775

Indian Journal of Neurosurgery

Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers

Surgery, Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system