Minimally Invasive Procedures, Perioperative Telemedicine, and Decreased Hospital Stays Following Covid-19 Surgical Restrictions: Spinal Surgery

The 2019 severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 pandemic had devastating impacts on healthcare system operations. Disruption of this delicate system led to international healthcare challenges with new policy changes that affected all specialties, including the global spine surgery community...

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Published inArchives of medical case reports and case study Vol. 6; no. 5
Main Authors Lucke-Wold, Brandon, Cerillo, John L, Becsey, Alexander N, Chernicki, Brendan P, Root, Kevin T
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.12.2022
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telemedicine
surgical management
covid implications
improved outcomes
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Summary:The 2019 severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 pandemic had devastating impacts on healthcare system operations. Disruption of this delicate system led to international healthcare challenges with new policy changes that affected all specialties, including the global spine surgery community. The pandemic disrupted normal spine surgery proceedings, restricting, and postponing elective procedures, which comprise a large proportion of spine surgeries. This disruption may have contributed to significant economic losses for providers and resulted in the prolonged impairment of patients who were forced to postpone their procedures. However, response to the pandemic precipitated new procedural guidelines and practices that prioritize health outcomes and satisfaction. These new changes and innovations are positioned to provide lasting economic and procedural impacts in favor of both providers and patients. Thus, the objective of our review is to explore how spinal surgical practices and post-op recovery changed following COVID-19 and highlight some lasting impacts the pandemic created for future patients.
ISSN:2692-9392