Volume 6, Issue 2 (Spring 2020)                   Iran J Neurosurg 2020, 6(2): 101-103 | Back to browse issues page

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Prioritizing the Neurosurgical Patients’ Care: Limited Resources and Successful Management in COVID-19 Pandemic
Moshiur Rahman *1 , Gaousul Azam2 , Avijit Dey3 , Ezequiel Garcia-Ballestas4 , Amit Agrawal5 , Luis Rafael Moscote-Salazar4 , Robert Ahmed Khan6
1- Department of Neurosurgery, Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh. , dr.tutul@yahoo.com
2- Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
3- Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
4- Center for Biomedical Research (CIB), Faculty of Medicine, University of Cartagena, Cartagena, Colombia.
5- Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, India.
6- Department of Neurosurgery, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Abstract:   (6330 Views)
COVID-19 has become an alarming pandemic for our earth. Worldwide, healthcare workers including neurosurgeons are facing challenges in prioritizing neurosurgical patients. Here we have tried to draw attention to the effective management of patients with limited resources. Prioritizing surgical cases in emergencies, overseeing triage framework for neurosurgeries, rebuilding of the inpatient service, should be of utmost priority. Neurosurgeons should point in the amendment as far as a good life for everybody, while still prioritizing equity in the distribution of services.
 
Keywords: COVID-19, Neurosurgery, Management, Pandemic
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Type of Study: Letter to Editor | Subject: Basic Neurosurgery
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