Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on surgical volume and outcomes in spine surgery: a multicentre retrospective study in Tokyo.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To investigate the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on surgical volume and outcomes in spine surgery.

Design

A retrospective cohort study using prospectively collected data.

Setting and participants

A total of 9935 patients who underwent spine surgery between January 2019 and December 2021 at eight high-volume spine centres in the Greater Tokyo metropolitan area were included.

Outcome measures

The primary outcome measures were the number of surgical cases, perioperative complications and patient-reported outcomes, including numerical rating scales for each body part, Euro quality of life 5-dimension (EQ5D), Neck Disability Index and Oswestry Disability Index (ODI).

Results

The total number of surgeries in 2020 and 2021 remained lower than that

SUBMITTER: Oshima Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10689418 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature