Table 3 The demographics related to all analyzed conditions in Austria.

From: Current trends and outcomes of non-elective neurosurgical care in Central Europe during the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic

Austria

 

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

TBI

 

Age (median, IQR)

57.0 (41.0–73.0)

52.0 (36.0–71.0)

57.5 (35.0–71.5)

60.0 (38.0–74.5)

48.5 (34.25–61.0)

 

Sex (male)

27 (64.3%)

29 (69.0%)

18 (69.2%)

17 (63.0%)

22 (64.7%)

 

TBI grade

2.0 (1.0–3.0)

2.0 (1.0–3.0)

3.0 (1.0–3.0)

2.0 (1.0–3.0)

2.5 (2.0–3.0)

 

Initial GCS

10.0 (6.5–13.25)

9.0 (6.0–14.0)

7.0 (5.75–14.25)

12.0 (8.0–13.75)

8.0 (3.0–13.25)

 

GOSE (median, IQR)

4.0 (3.0–7.0)

3.5 (3.0–6.75)

4.0 (3.0–6.0)

4.0 (3.0–7.0)

4.0 (3.0–6.0)

cSDH

 

Age

74.0 (65.6–73.0)

77.0 (65.5–83.5)

76.0 (69.25–81.0)

76.0 (66.25–81.75)

76.5 (67.0–81.25)

 

Sex (male)

47 (65.3%)

37 (58.7%)

43 (69.4%)

27 (71.1%)

52 (72.2%)

 

Initial GCS

15.0 (15.0–15.0)

15.0 (14.0–15.0)

15.0 (15.0–15.0)

15.0 (14.0–15.0)

15.0 (14.0–15.0)

 

GOSE

8.0 (6.0–8.0)

7.0 (6.0–8.0)

8.0 (6.0–8.0)

7.0 (5.0–8.0)

7.0 (6.0–8.0)

SAH and Other Vascular Lesions

 

Age

58.2 (53.5–66.63)

59.5 (50.75–68.25)

55.0 (51.0–61.0)

61.48 (46.3–70.0)

58.0 (46.0–68.0)

 

Sex (male)

9 (33.3%)

24 (46.2%)

19 (44.2%)

21 (46.7%)

12 (27.9%)

 

Initial GCS

15.0 (13.0–15.0)

14.5 (10.75–15.0)

14.5 (10.5–15.0)

14.0 (12.0–15.0)

12.5 (3.0–15.0)

 

Aneurysms N (%)

24 (88.9%)

45 (88.2%)

36 (83.7%)

32 (72.7%)

35 (83.3%)

 

Hunt&Hess Classification

2.0 (1.0–3.0)

2.0 (1.0–3.0)

2.0 (1.0–4.0)

2.0 (1.0–4.0)

2.0 (2.0–4.0)

 

Fisher Classification

3.0 (2.0–4.0)

2.5 (2.0–4.0)

2.5 (1.0–4.0)

4.0 (2.0–4.0)

4.0 (1.0–4.0)

 

Last mRS

3.0 (1.0–4.0)

3.0 (1.0–4.0)

1.0 (0.0–3.0)

2.5 (1.0–5.0)

2.0 (1.0–4.0)

 

Timing of Aneurysm Treatment

2.0 (1.0–2.0)

1.0 (1.0–2.0)

1.0 (1.0–2.25)

1.0 (0.0–2.0)

1.0 (1.0–1.0)

 

GOSE

5.0 (3.0–7.0)

5.0 (3.0–7.25)

7.0 (2.75–8.0)

5.5 (3.0–7.0)

1.0 (0.0–5.0)

Spine Lesions

 

Age

59.0 (48.25–69.0)

54.5 (43.25–64.0)

60.0 (46.0–70.0)

53.0 (41.0–69.0)

60.0 (47.0–72.25)

 

Sex (male)

54 (51.9%)

64 (58.2%)

63 (56.8%)

40 (56.3%)

73 (60.8%)

 

Timing from Symptoms to Surgery

3.0 (3.0–4.0)

4.0 (3.0–5.0)

4.0 (2.5–5.0)

3.0 (3.0–4.5)

4.0 (3.0–5.0)

 

GOSE

7.0 (6.0–8.0)

7.5 (7.0–8.0)

7.0 (6.0–7.0)

7.0 (6.0–8.0)

7.0 (6.0–7.0)

Acute Hydrocephalus

 

Age

54.0 (24.0–68.5)

54.5 (35.0–76.75)

53.0 (10.25–69.0)

42.0 (13.0–56.0)

59.0 (49.5–67.25)

 

Sex (male)

36 (61.0%)

24 (57.1%)

28 (48.3%)

13 (48.1%)

34 (47.2%)

 

New Onset of Acute Hydrocephalus

32 (54.2%)

22 (52.4%)

28 (48.3%)

 

48 (66.7)

 

GOSE

7.0 (4.0–8.0)

7.0 (4.0–8.0)

6.0 (3.0–8.0)

6.5 (4.0–8.0)

4.0 (3.0–6.75)

Tumors and Other Intracranial Lesions

 

Age

62.0 (48.0–71.0)

64.0 (53.0–73.0)

59.0 (48.0–70.25)

62.0 (54.0–70.0)

62.0 (51.0–72.0)

 

Sex (male)

55 (53.4%)

68 (54.0%)

58 (55.8%)

76 (51.0%)

59 (45.7%)

 

Seizures

9 (8.7%)

20 (16.0%)

23 (22.1%)

21 (14.3%)

25 (19.4%)

 

Any Focal Neurological Deficit

73 (70.9%)

86 (68.3%)

70 (67.3%)

100 (68.5%)

90 (69.8%)

 

GOSE

6.0 (4.0–8.0)

6.0 (4.0–7.0)

6.0 (3.0–7.0)

6.0 (4.0–7.0)

6.0 (4.0–7.25)

  1. TBI Traumatic brain injury, cSDH chronic subdural hematoma, SAH subarachnoid hemorrhage and other vascular pathologies; GOSE Glasgow Outcome Scale-Extended at discharge.