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Table 1 Basic information of studies

From: The impact of COVID-19 on clinical outcomes in people undergoing neurosurgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Authors & Year

Study Design

Country

Disease

Number of cases

Number of controls

Outcomes

Amarouche 2021 [24]

Retrospective

United Kingdom

Transsphenoidal Pituitary Surgery

27

39

Length of stay

Delay in care

Amoo 2021 [25]

Retrospective

Ireland

Neuro-oncology

127

139

Mortality

Length of Stay

Ashkan 2021 [26]

Prospective

United Kingdom

Unspecific neurosurgery

206

453

Mortality

Bajunaid 2020 [11]

Retrospective

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Unspecific neurosurgery

305

545

Mortality

Length of Stay

Delay in Care

Major Complications

Fiorindi 2022 [27]

Retrospective

Italy

Aneurismal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

72

179

Mortality

Length of Stay

Delay in Care

Glasgow Outcome Scale

Han 2021 [2]

Retrospective

Korea

Intracerebral Hemorrhage

83

255

mRS Score

Delay in care

Kashefiolasl 2022 [28]

Retrospective

Germany

Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

56

84

mRS Score

Delay in Care

Mallari 2021 [29]

Retrospective

United States of America

Neuro-oncology

132

163

Mortality

Length of Stay

Major Complications

Miękisiak 2022 [30]

NA

Poland

Intracranial Aneurysms

3399

18,402

Mortality

Norman 2021 [6]

Retrospective

United States of America

Neuro-oncology

112

166

Mortality

Delay in Care

Qureshi 2021a [31]

NA

United States of America

Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

86

376

Mortality

Length of Stay

Qureshi 2022a [32]

NA

United States of America

Intracerebral Hemorrhage

154

667

Mortality

Length of Stay

Theofanopoulos 2021 [33]

Retrospective

Greece

Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

31

68

Mortality

Length of Stay

  1. aStudies compare COVID-19 patients with non COVID-19 patients