Table 1.

Mean of neuro-oncology procedures in the pre-pandemic and pandemic periods sorted by character of care

Procedure	Urgency			Elective
Tumour	Pre-pandemic	Pandemic	Ratio	Pre-pandemic	Pandemic	Ratio
Cranial biopsy	26 ± 6.1	23.4 ± 6.9	–10.0∗∗∗	7.4 ± 2.8	5.9 ± 3	–20.3∗∗∗
Intracranial tumour	208.5 ± 22.7	223.8 ± 50.3	+7.3∗†	115.2 ± 15.8	95.5 ± 24.1	–17.1∗∗†
Craniotomy for brain tumour	66.3 ± 11.3	60.9 ± 14	–8.1∗∗∗†	31.5 ± 6	21.1 ± 6.6	–33.1∗∗
Skull base tumour	13.7 ± 4.5	13.8 ± 4.3	+0.6∗∗∗†	10.4 ± 3.8	3.7 ± 2.6	–64.1∗∗
Orbit tumour	2.4 ± 1.7	1.8 ± 1.5	–24.4∗∗∗	4.1 ± 2.4	3.1 ± 1.7	–26.6∗∗∗
Transsphenoidal hypophysectomy	14.3 ± 4.5	12.5 ± 5.6	–12.7∗∗∗	35.4 ± 6.7	15.9 ± 7.6	–55.0∗∗†

∗P < 0.05.

∗∗P < 0.00.

∗∗∗P > 0.05.

^†Mann–Whitney U test.