Table 4 The demographics related to all analyzed conditions in the Czech Republic.

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

Czech Republic

 

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

TBI

 

Age (median, IQR)

57.5 (43–71.75)

63.0 (39.5–74.0)

64.5 (39.25–75.0)

62.5 (40.75–71.75)

59.0 (43.0–68.75)

 

Sex (male)

48 (64.9%)

51 (75.0%)

69 (70.4%)

36 (75.0%)

44 (71.0%)

 

TBI grade

3.0 (2.0–3.0)

3.0 (1.0–3.0)

3.0 (1.0–3.0)

3.0 (1.0–3.0)

2.0 (1.0–3.0)

 

Initial GCS

8.0 (3.0–13.75)

5.0 (3.0–13.0)

6.0 (3.0–13.0)

6.5 (3.0–12.0)

9.5 (4.25–14.0)

 

GOSE (median, IQR)

4.0 (2.0–6.0)

3.0 (2.0–5.0)

3.0 (2.0–5.0)

3.0 (2.0–6.0)

3.5 (2.0–6.0)

cSDH

 

Age

73.0 (62.5–79.5)

71.5 (63.25–80.75)

71.5 (64.0–77.25)

75.0 (71.0–81.0)

75.0 (69.0–80.0)

 

Sex (male)

70 (80.5%)

84 (76.4%)

57 (67.9%)

37 (69.8%)

45 (61.6%)

 

Initial GCS

15.0 (14.0–15.0)

15.0 (14.0–15.0)

15.0 (14.0–15.0)

15.0 (14.0–15.0)

15.0 (14.0–15.0)

 

GOSE

7.0 (5.0–7.5)

7.0 (5.0–8.0)

7.0 (5.0–8.0)

7.0 (4.0–8.0)

7.0 (6.0–7.25)

SAH and Other Vascular Lesions

 

Age

60.0 (50.5–68.5)

60.0 (51.0–67.5)

64.0 (51.0–71.0)

62.0 (48.5–71.0)

58.0 (47.5–69.5)

 

Sex (male)

28 (47.5%)

32 (54.2%)

29 (43.9%)

28 (44.4%)

34 (58.6%)

 

Initial GCS

14.0 (11.0–15.0)

14.0 (6.5–15.0)

14.5 (10.0–15.0)

14.0 (7.5–15.0)

15.0 (12.0–15.0)

 

Aneurysms N (%)

21 (39.6%)

34 (50%)

33 (55.9%)

31 (52.5%)

24 (40.7%)

 

Hunt&Hess Classification

1.0 (0.0–3.25)

2.0 (0.0–3.0)

2.0 (0.0–3.0)

2.0 (1.0–4.0)

1.0 (0.0–3.0)

 

Fisher Classification

2.0 (0.0–4.0)

3.0 (0.0–4.0)

3.0 (0.0–4.0)

3.0 (0.0–4.0)

3.0 (1.0–4.0)

 

Last mRS

2.0 (1.0–5.0)

2.0 (0.0–5.0)

2.0 (1.0–5.0)

3.0 (1.0–5.0)

2.0 (1.0–3.0)

 

Timing of Aneurysm Treatment

2.0 (1.0–2.0)

1.0 (1.0–2.0)

2.0 (2.0–4.0)

1.0 (1.0–3.0)

1.0 (1.0–1.0)

 

GOSE

6.0 (3.0–7.5)

6.0 (3.0–7.0)

5.0 (3.0–7.0)

4.0 (3.0–7.0)

6.0 (4.5–7.0)

Spine Lesions

 

Age

58.0 (45–68)

57.0 (44.0–70.0)

62.0 (42.5–71.5)

55.0 (44.0–69.0)

58.4 (45.0–69.25)

 

Sex (male)

105 (60.0%)

93 (66.9%)

87 (64.4%)

104 (68.0%)

124 (59.6%)

 

Timing from Symptoms to Surgery

3.0 (1.0–4.0)

3.0 (1.0–4.0)

3.0 (1.5–4.0)

3.0 (1.0–4.0)

4.0 (2.0–5.0)

 

GOSE

7.0 (6.0–8.0)

6.0 (5.0–7.0)

6.0 (4.0–7.0)

6.5 (5.0–7.0)

7.0 (5.75–8.0)

Acute Hydrocephalus

 

Age

17.0 (1.0–55.0)

41.0 (7.25–67.0)

47.0 (3.5–64.5)

56.0 (17.0–70.0)

39.0 (15.0–81.0)

 

Sex (male)

32 (60.4%)

19 (45.2%)

23 (39.0%)

20 (44.4%)

25 (59.5%)

 

New Onset of Acute Hydrocephalus

29 (54.7%)

25 (59.5%)

34 (57.6%)

31 (68.9%)

24 (57.1%)

 

GOSE

6.0 (4.0–7.0)

6.0 (4.0–8.0)

5.0 (3.0–7.0)

5.0 (3.0–7.0)

6.0 (5.0–8.0)

Tumors and Other Intracranial Lesions

 

Age

58.5 (41.25–70.75)

55.0 (43.0–68.0)

61.0 (48.75–70.0)

59.0 (46.0–70.0)

61.0 (46.0–71.75)

 

Sex (male)

72 (52.2)

68 (51.1%)

69 (48.6%)

67 (44.4%)

64 (40.5%)

 

Seizures

23 (16.7%)

21 (15.8%)

23 (16.2%)

28 (18.5%)

24 (15.2%)

 

Any Focal Neurological Deficit

96 (70.6%)

98 (73.7%)

99 (69.7%)

101 (66.9%)

111 (70.3%)

 

GOSE

6.0 (4.0–7.0)

6.0 (4.0–7.0)

5.0 (3.0–7.0)

6.0 (5.0–7.0)

6.0 (5.0–7.0)

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