Spine Surgery in Italy in the COVID-19 Era: Proposal for Assessing and Responding to the Regional State of Emergency.
World Neurosurg
; 145: e1-e6, 2021 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-696570
ABSTRACT
In December 2019, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was discovered in Wuhan, Hubei province, from where it spread rapidly worldwide. COVID-19 characteristics (increased infectivity, rapid spread, and general population susceptibility) pose a great challenge to hospitals. Infectious disease, pulmonology, and intensive care units have been strengthened and expanded. All other specialties have been compelled to suspend or reduce clinical and elective surgical activities. The profound effects on spine surgery call for systematic approaches to optimizing the diagnosis and treatment of spinal diseases. Based on the experience of one Italian region, we draw an archetype for assessing the current and predicted level of stress in the health care system, with the aim of enabling hospitals to make better decisions during the pandemic. Further, we provide a framework that may help guide strategies for adapting surgical spine care to the conditions of epidemic surge.
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Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Spine
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General Surgery
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Pandemics
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Systematic review/Meta Analysis
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
World Neurosurg
Journal subject:
Neurosurgery
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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