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World J Clin Cases. Dec 6, 2022; 10(34): 12462-12469
Published online Dec 6, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i34.12462
Published online Dec 6, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i34.12462
Problematics of neurosurgical service during the COVID-19 pandemic in Slovenia
Matic Munda, Roman Bosnjak, Tomaz Velnar, Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana 1000, Slovenia
Tomaz Velnar, Alma Mater Europaea, AMEU-ECM, Maribor 2000, Slovenia
Author contributions: Munda M, Bosnjak R and Velnar T contributed equally to this work; Munda M designed the research; Velnar T and Bosnjak R analyzed the data; Munda M, Velnar T and Bosnjak R wrote the paper.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
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Corresponding author: Tomaz Velnar, MD, PhD, Doctor, Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Zaloska 7, Ljubljana 1000, Slovenia.
Received: August 27, 2022
Peer-review started: August 27, 2022
First decision: September 5, 2022
Revised: September 17, 2022
Accepted: November 7, 2022
Article in press: November 7, 2022
Published online: December 6, 2022
Processing time: 96 Days and 20.4 Hours
Peer-review started: August 27, 2022
First decision: September 5, 2022
Revised: September 17, 2022
Accepted: November 7, 2022
Article in press: November 7, 2022
Published online: December 6, 2022
Processing time: 96 Days and 20.4 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an ongoing disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 that poses an important and urgent threat to global health and has had a great impact on the health system in Slovenia. In this article, we described epidemiologic protocols and the effect that the COVID-19 pandemic had on the surgical practice and workflow of the Department of Neurosurgery at University Medical Centre Ljubljana.