Multicenter Study for the Effect of COVID-19 Lockdown on Patients With Sacral Neuromodulation Implants.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The massive spread of COVID-19 affected many aspects of medical and surgical services. Many patients with sacral neuromodulation (SNM) devices needed integrated follow-up and close communication regarding the programming of the device. In this study, we aimed to explore the effect of COVID-19 lockdown on patients with SNM devices.

Materials and methods

This was a multicenter study designed and conducted in four centers performing SNM (Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Canada; King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Al-Amiri Hospital, Kuwait City, Kuwait; and Austin and Western Health, University of Melbourne, Australia). An online questionnaire was created through Google Forms and circulated among patients with SNM devices in all four mentione

SUBMITTER: Banakhar MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8770041 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature