Abstract

For patients in categories A and B, surgical procedures should be carried out as usual, without any delay. Because these procedures are non-deferrable, and any delay may have a permanent negative effect on the functional outcome or may be life-threatening. [...]patients should sign the consent after knowing the risk of undergoing the surgery in this situation. Spine physiotherapy and rehabilitation services To reduce the number of people in the hospital, physiotherapy should be provided only to immediate postoperative patients and should be replaced by home exercise programs among other patients.

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Title
The Saudi Spine Society guidelines on spinal surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic
Author
Alturkistany, Ahmed; Abduljabbar, Fahad H; Alhelal, Fahad; Nayef Bin Dajim; Khalifah, Salahaddeen; Konbaz, Faisal; Aleissa, Sami; Al-habib, Amro; Kattan, Maan; Alqahtani, Yahya; Alatassi, Raheef  VIAFID ORCID Logo 
Pages
1-3
Section
Letter to the Editor
Publication year
2020
Publication date
2020
Publisher
BioMed Central
e-ISSN
1749-799X
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-020-01732-4
ProQuest document ID
2414789387
Copyright
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