Open AccessThe Impact of COVID-19 and Lockdown on Spinal Services at a National Level
Author(s) -
Fiachra Power,
Adham Juhdi,
Maria Macken,
Keith Synnott,
Joseph S. Butler
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical spine surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.845
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 2380-0194
pISSN - 2380-0186
DOI - 10.1097/bsd.0000000000001261
Subject(s) - covid-19 , medicine , pandemic , spinal surgery , health care , medical emergency , service (business) , elective surgery , medline , disease , business , surgery , marketing , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pathology , outbreak , political science , law , economics , economic growth
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had a dramatic impact on the provision of health care worldwide. The delivery of national spinal service for emergent surgery, elective surgery, and outpatient assessment has been incredibly challenging. A variety of innovative measures were undertaken to facilitate the safe provision of acute service and are outlined in this review, along with a number of key learning points which will improve the quality of health care delivered over the coming years. The challenges facing the spinal surgery community with regard the reintroduction of elective surgery is discussed, and a potential roadmap for the safe resumption of services is presented.