Table 2.
Univariable comparisons of factors influencing the hospital’s response during the COVID-19 pandemic. USA, United States of America; GDP, gross domestic product; LMIC, low- and middle-income country; COVID-19 2019 novel coronavirus; n, number; p value, probability value; %, percent
| Hospital response | p value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business as usual | Postponement of elective surgeries/clinic left to discretion of surgeon | Postpone some elective surgeries/clinic | Postpone all elective surgeries/clinic | ||
| GDP per capita, n/n (%) | < 0.001 | ||||
| LMIC | 19/55 (34.6) | 13/55 (23.6) | 10/55 (18.2) | 13/55 (23.6) | |
| Non-LMIC | 34/428 (3.3) | 43/428 (10.1) | 109/428 (25.6) | 242/428 (56.5) | |
| Practice setting, n/n (%) | 0.037 | ||||
| Non-profit charity/academic/government-employed | 34/311 (10.9) | 28/311 (9.0) | 71/311 (22.8) | 178/311 (57.2) | |
| For-profit/private practice | 12/101 (11.9) | 20/101 (19.8) | 27/101 (26.7) | 42/101 (41.6) | |
| Mixed | 9/80 (11.3) | 10/80 (12.5) | 24/80 (30.0) | 37/80 (46.3) | |
| Number of COVID-19 cases in my country, n/n (%) | < 0.001 | ||||
| < 1000 | 46/211 (21.8) | 35/211 (16.6) | 59/211 (28.0) | 71/211 (33.6) | |
| 1001–5000 | 8/125 (6.4) | 13/125 (10.4) | 29/125 (23.2) | 75/125 (60.0) | |
| > 5000 | 1/154 (0.7) | 10/154 (6.5) | 34/154 (22.1) | 109/154 (70.7) | |
| Response of restaurants and shops to COVID-19 in my country, n/n (%) | < 0.001 | ||||
| Business as usual | 28/51 (54.9) | 11/51(21.5) | 6/51 (11.8) | 6/51 (11.8) | |
| A few/many have closed but some remain open | 21/248 (8.4) | 37/248 (14.9) | 74/248 (29.8) | 116/248 (46.8) | |
| Completely shut down by the government (with few exceptions) | 6/193 (3.1) | 10/193 (5.2) | 42/193 (21.8) | 135/193 (69.9) | |
| Neurosurgeons’ views on neurosurgical practice during COVID-19 pandemic, n/n (%) | < 0.001 | ||||
| Business as usual | 13/17 (76.5) | 2/17 (11.8) | 1/17 (5.9) | 1/17 (5.9) | |
| Leave postponement to discretion of the surgeon | 7/41 (17.1) | 15/41 (36.6) | 11/41 (26.8) | 8/41 (19.5) | |
| Some or all elective surgeries/clinic should be postponed | 35/433 (8.1) | 41/433 (9.5) | 109/433 (25.2) | 248/433 (57.2) | |
| Change in operative volume after COVID-19, n/n (%) | < 0.001 | ||||
| Pandemic has no significant impact on my country/region, business as usual | 39/86 (45.4) | 23/86 (26.7) | 13/86 (15.1) | 11/86 (12.8) | |
| Dropped 1–50% | 14/173 (8.1) | 23/173 (13.3) | 60/173 (34.7) | 76/173 (43.9) | |
| Dropped > 50% | 2/226 (0.9) | 11/226 (4.9) | 47/226 (20.8) | 166/226 (73.4) | |
| Increased | 0/3 (0.0) | 0/3 (0.0) | 2/3 (66.7) | 1/3 (33.3) | |