Table 1 Status of responding hospitals in relation to the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic
Variable | Number of hospitals (%) |
|---|---|
Responding neurosurgeon’s specialty | |
Cerebrovascular | 9 (6.3) |
General | 28 (19.5) |
Functional | 5 (3.5) |
Multi-specialty | 20 (13.9) |
Neuro-oncology | 75 (52.1) |
Pediatric | 3 (2.1) |
Skull base | 1 (0.7) |
Spine | 3 (2.1) |
First diagnosis of COVID-19 in respondents’ region | |
December, 2019 | 8 (5.6) |
January, 2020 | 97 (67.4) |
February, 2020 | 33 (22.9) |
March, 2020 | 4 (2.8) |
Current number of COVID-19 cases in respondents’ region | |
< 100 | 5 (3.5%) |
101–500 | 1 (0.7%) |
501–1000 | 3 (2.1%) |
> 1000 | 135 (93.8%) |
Current number of COVID-19-related deaths in respondents’ region | |
< 100 | 0 (0%) |
101–500 | 13 (9%) |
501–1000 | 0 (%) |
> 1000 | 137 (91%) |
Public health restrictions in place | 144 (100%) |
Nature of public health restrictions | |
Restrictions on public gatherings of > 100 people | 1 (0.7) |
Restrictions on public gatherings of > 10 people | 7 (4.9) |
Restrictions on all public gatherings of any size | 81 (56.3) |
Complete curfew/blockade, closed nonessential services | 54 (37.5) |
Hospital is a COVID-19 dedicated hospital | 73 (50.7) |
COVID-19 patients have been hospitalized at hospital | 95 (66.0) |
Number of COVID-19-related hospitalizations at hospital | |
< 10 | 97 (67.4) |
11–50 | 26 (18.1) |
51–100 | 6 (4.2) |
> 100 | 15 (10.4) |
Percentage of COVID-19-patients by hospital capacity | |
< 10% | 130 (95.0) |
10–50% | 6 (4.3) |
> 50% | 1 (0.7) |