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Acta ortopédica mexicana
Print version ISSN 2306-4102
Abstract
SAURI-BARRAZA, JC et al. The Mexican Association of Spine Surgery Guideline for the decision making to perform a spine surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic. Acta ortop. mex [online]. 2020, vol.34, n.3, pp.167-175. Epub Nov 22, 2021. ISSN 2306-4102. https://doi.org/10.35366/97069.
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed in a significant way the lifestyle in the world and in Mexico. Medicine is not an exception, therefore, modifications in how the assessment and treatment of our patients is done, is mandatory to assure the safeness of the patient, the medical team, the hospital staff, the medical facility, and the community. In this paper, the Mexican Association of Spine Surgery (AMCICO) make recommendations based in the information available at the moment, to help decide when and how to perform a spine surgery in the coronavirus pandemic.
Objective:
To provide the spine surgeon with the tools required and a decision path to postpone or perform a spine surgery in the COVID-19 pandemic.
Keywords : Guideline; spine surgery; COVID-19; coronavirus; lumbar surgery; cervical surgery.
