Article: Triaging Spine Surgery and Treatment during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
2020 Volume 20, Page(s) 380–385
Abstract: ... with spinal surgery during this COVID-19 time period.: Conclusions: Spinal surgery during the COVID-19 ... for spinal surgery were reviewed based on current literature and categorized. This manuscript presents ... during the Covid-19 era.: Methods: A literature review was performed of peer-reviewed articles focused ...
| Abstract | Objective: To utilize evidence-based medicine to help determine guidelines for spinal surgery during the Covid-19 era. Methods: A literature review was performed of peer-reviewed articles focused on indications for common procedures in spine surgery. Based on these indications, we sub-categorized these procedures into elective, urgent and emergent categories. Case examples provided. Results: Indications for spinal surgery were reviewed based on current literature and categorized. This manuscript presents a decision-making algorithm to help provide a guideline for determining the appropriateness of proceeding with spinal surgery during this COVID-19 time period. Conclusions: Spinal surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic is an intricate challenging decision-making process, involving clinical, sociologic and economic factors. |
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| Keywords | covid19 |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2020-06-25 |
| Publishing country | India |
| Document type | Journal Article ; Review |
| ZDB-ID | 2240839-3 |
| ISSN | 0972-978X |
| ISSN | 0972-978X |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.jor.2020.06.015 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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