Table 3 Operational impact of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic

Criteria for performing neurosurgery

 Only emergency surgery in COVID-19-negative patients (diagnosed by imaging and laboratory examination)

 Only emergency surgery in COVID-19-negative patients (diagnosed by clinical manifestation and imaging)

 Only emergency surgery (regardless of COVID-19 status)

 Neurosurgery in only COVID-19-negative patients (diagnosed by imaging and laboratory examination)

 Neurosurgery in only COVID-19-negative patients (diagnosed by clinical manifestation and imaging)

 Other criteria

Emergency neurosurgery status

 No emergency surgery

 Only for COVID-negative patients

 Emergency surgery performed routinely

Elective neuro-oncological surgery status

 No elective surgery

 Only for COVID-negative patients

 Elective surgery performed routinely

Protocols to restrict visitors to neurosurgery department

Discussion of ethical issues concerning how decisions will be made in the event healthcare resources must be prioritized and allocated

Patient follow-up for discharged patients

 In-person

 Telehealth

 Phone call

 Mobile nurses

Anticipation that the current COVID-19 pandemic will be contained in the upcoming weeks

Assessment of how soon operating restrictions might be lifted

  < 1 month

 1–3 months

 3–6 months

  > 6 months

Anticipation of COVID-19-related disruption to neurosurgery department supplies

 Little or no disruption

 Moderate disruption

 Severe disruption

Anticipation of further COVID-19-related re-allocation of personnel from neurosurgery department

 Little or none

 Moderate

 Extensive