Table 3.
Analysis by Working Hours Before COVID-19 and During the Pandemic
| Weekly Work Hours Before COVID-19 (≥70), n (%) | P | Weekly Work Hours During COVID-19 (≥70), n (%) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior resident (PGY 1–3) | 167 (59.6) | 0.677 | 144 (58.8) | 0.631 |
| Senior resident (PGY 4–5) | 113 (40.4) | 101 (41.2) | ||
| Neurosurgery training country | ||||
| Mexico | 105 (37.5) | 0.105 | 92 (37.6) | 0.407 |
| Other country | 175 (62.5) | 153 (62.4) | ||
| Hospital type | ||||
| Exclusive hospital for neurologic diseases | 15 (5.4) | 0.078 | 12 (4.9) | 0.179 |
| Medical specialty hospital | 133 (47.5) | 119 (48.6) | ||
| General hospital | 130 (46.4) | 112 (45.7) | ||
| Others | 2 (0.7) | 2 (0.8) | ||
| COVID hospital | ||||
| Exclusive COVID hospital | ∗ | ∗ | 8 (3.3) | 0.762 |
| COVID hybrid hospital | ∗ | ∗ | 222 (90.6) | |
| Hospital does not treat COVID | ∗ | ∗ | 13 (5.3) | |
| Strategies to reduce resident exposure to COVID-19: | ∗ | ∗ | 120 (49) | 0.069 |
| Reduction of the number of workdays per week | ||||
| Neurologic surgeries in patients with COVID-19 (Yes) | ∗ | ∗ | 212 (86.5) | 0.5 |
| Your Hospital asks you to treat patients with COVID (Yes) | ∗ | ∗ | 182 (74.3) | 0.181 |
| Did you have a respiratory disease that required intensive care? | ∗ | ∗ | 0 (0) | 0.001† |
| Positive polymerase chain reaction COVID-19 test | ∗ | ∗ | 51 (20.8) | 0.775 |
PGY, postgraduate year.
∗
Variables that cannot be assessed before the pandemic.
†
Statistically significant variables P < 0.05 obtained by the χ2 test.