Spinal surgery in COVID-19 pandemic era: One trauma hub center experience in central-southern Italy

Francesco Ciro Tamburrelli; Maria Concetta Meluzio; Andrea Perna; Domenico Alessandro Santagada; Maurizio Genitiempo; Gianfranco Zirio; Luca Proietti

doi:10.1016/j.jor.2020.06.014

Spinal surgery in COVID-19 pandemic era: One trauma hub center experience in central-southern Italy

J Orthop. 2020 Jun 15:22:291-293. doi: 10.1016/j.jor.2020.06.014. eCollection 2020 Nov-Dec.

Authors

Francesco Ciro Tamburrelli^{1

2}, Maria Concetta Meluzio^{1

2}, Andrea Perna^{1

2}, Domenico Alessandro Santagada^{1

2}, Maurizio Genitiempo^{1

2}, Gianfranco Zirio^{1

2}, Luca Proietti^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Istituto di Clinica Ortopedica, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, Catholic University, Rome, Italy.
² Istituto di Clinica Ortopedica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.

Abstract

The aim of the study is to analyze and report the results of the surgical activity in a spinal unit of a trauma hub in central Italy during COVID-19 pandemic. Surgical activity was compared between COVID 19 pandemic and the same period of time in 2019 at our institution. A 50% reduction of surgical procedures during the last three months was observed compared with the same period of time in 2019. The compliance with the containment rules for the spread of the infection, were sufficient to allow safe surgical activity for the medical teams and patients.

Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic; Orthopedic surgery; SarsCov-2; Spinal surgery; Trauma patients.