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cord-320065-zxh8u4eg	Patel, Pious D.	Tracking the Volume of Neurosurgical Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic	2020-06-27		.txt	text/plain	1871	104	54	Abstract Objective This study quantifies the impact of COVID-19 on the volume of adult and pediatric neurosurgical procedures, inpatient consults, and clinic visits at an academic medical center. This was the 776 week time period immediately following the signing of a Tennessee gubernatorial executive 77 order preventing "non-essential procedures." 9 Patient records from an analogous 7-week period 78 from March 25, 2019 through May 10, 2019 were collected and categorized as "before COVID-79 19." In addition to these time periods, data were collected from the 59 week period spanning Hydrocephalus was defined as ventriculoperitoneal shunt insertion or revision or endoscopic 140 third ventriculostomy. The COVID-19 pandemic led to significant, measurable decreases in neurosurgical caseload, 392 inpatient consults, and outpatient clinic visits. As elective 396 procedures and in-person clinical encounters resume, the effects of reduced volume during 397 COVID-19 on long-term patient outcomes warrants further investigation.	./cache/cord-320065-zxh8u4eg.txt	./txt/cord-320065-zxh8u4eg.txt