World Neurosurg
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Despite the increasing numbers of older adults with traumatic brain injury (TBI), minimal data are available to support the development of treatment strategies. We aimed to comprehensively describe the incidence, characteristics, outcomes, and predictive accuracy of the severity indicators among older adults with TBI. ⋯ The proportion of older patients with TBI increased more quickly than did the proportion of older people in the general population. The characteristics and predictive accuracy of the severity indicators differed significantly among the different age groups. TBI studies that focus on older patients are necessary.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed health care, forcing providers to adopt and implement telehealth technology to provide continuous care for their patients. Amid this rapid transition from in-person to remote visits, differences in telehealth utilization have arisen among neurosurgical subspecialties. In this study, we analyze the impact of telehealth on neurosurgical healthcare delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic at our institution and highlight differences in telehealth utilization across different neurosurgical subspecialties. ⋯ During the COVID-19 pandemic, neurosurgical subspecialties varied in adoption of telehealth, which may be due to the specific nature of each subspecialty and their necessity to perform in-person evaluations. Telehealth visits will likely continue after the pandemic as they can improve clinical efficiency; overall, both patients and physicians are satisfied with health care delivery over video.