Lumbar Spine Surgery and What We Lost in the Era of the Coronavirus Pandemic: A Survey of the Lumbar Spine Research Society.

ABSTRACT:

Study design

This was a survey of the surgeon members of the Lumbar Spine Research Society (LSRS).

Objective

The purpose of this study was to assess trends in surgical practice and patient management involving elective and emergency surgery in the early months of the coronavirus pandemic.

Summary of background data

The novel coronavirus has radically disrupted medical care in the first half of 2020. Little data exists regarding the exact nature of its effect on spine care.

Methods

A 53-question survey was sent to the surgeon members of the LSRS. Respondents were contacted via email 3 times over a 2-week period in late April. Questions concentrated on surgical and clinical practice patterns before and after the pandemic. Other data included elective surgical sch

SUBMITTER: Arnold PM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8628851 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature