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. 2020 Aug 1;87(2):E250-E257.
doi: 10.1093/neuros/nyaa212.

Letter: The Impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic on Neurosurgeons Worldwide

Nasser M F El-Ghandour  1 , Eman H Elsebaie  2 , Amany A Salem  2 , Abdullah F Alkhamees  3   4 , Mohamed A Zaazoue  5 , Mohammed A Fouda  6 , Rasha G Elbadry  7 , Mohamed Aly  8 , Hebatalla Bakr  8 , Mohamed A Labib  9 , Matthew K Tobin  10 , Cristian Gragnaniello  10 , Pablo Gonzalez-Lopez  11 , Abdalla Shamisa  4 , Balraj S Jhawar  4 , Mohamed A R Soliman  1   4
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Letter: The Impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic on Neurosurgeons Worldwide

Nasser M F El-Ghandour et al. Neurosurgery. .
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Figures

FIGURE 1.
FIGURE 1.
Demographics. A, A bar chart graph showing the participants’ distribution according to the region. B, A bar chart graph showing the participants’ distribution according to the COVID-19 country's case load. C, A bar chart graph showing the participants’ distribution according to the practice setting.
FIGURE 2.
FIGURE 2.
A bar chart graph showing the distribution according to the hospital preparedness.
FIGURE 3.
FIGURE 3.
Elective clinic/surgery cancellations. A, A bar chart graph comparing the distribution according to the percentage of elective clinic/surgery cancellations in the private and governmental sectors. B, A bar chart graph showing the distribution according to the main reason of elective clinic/surgery cancellations. C, A bar chart graph showing the distribution according to how they managed the elective clinics.
FIGURE 4.
FIGURE 4.
A bar chart graph showing the distribution of utilization of PPE.
FIGURE 5.
FIGURE 5.
A bar chart graph showing the distribution according to the change in the workload.
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FIGURE 6.
A bar chart graph showing the distribution according to presence of financial burden.
FIGURE 7.
FIGURE 7.
A bar chart graph comparing the distribution according to the changes in the scientific/educational activities and research activities.
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