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World J Clin Cases. May 26, 2022; 10(15): 4726-4736
Published online May 26, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i15.4726
Published online May 26, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i15.4726
Management of neurosurgical patients during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemics: The Ljubljana, Slovenia experience
Tomaz Velnar, Roman Bosnjak, Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana 1000, Slovenia
Author contributions: Velnar T and Bosnjak R contributed equally to this work; Velnar T designed the research; Bosnjak R analyzed the data; Velnar T and Bosnjak R wrote the paper.
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Corresponding author: Tomaz Velnar, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Zaloska 7, Ljubljana 1000, Slovenia. tvelnar@hotmail.com
Received: December 3, 2021
Peer-review started: December 3, 2021
First decision: January 22, 2022
Revised: February 12, 2022
Accepted: March 27, 2022
Article in press: March 27, 2022
Published online: May 26, 2022
Processing time: 172 Days and 6 Hours
Peer-review started: December 3, 2021
First decision: January 22, 2022
Revised: February 12, 2022
Accepted: March 27, 2022
Article in press: March 27, 2022
Published online: May 26, 2022
Processing time: 172 Days and 6 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become an important and urgent threat to global health. In Slovenia, the COVID-19 has struck the health system immensely and among all the specialities, neurosurgery has also been experiencing difficulties in the service, not only in regular, elective surgeries but especially during emergencies. In the article, we describe our protocol in the management of neurosurgical patients in the University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Slovenia.