COVID-19: Moral and Ethical Implications for Orthopaedic Spine Surgeons.

Autor: Min CJ; Northwell Health Plainview Hospital, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Plainview, NY, USA.; Northwell Health Huntington Hospital, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Huntington, NY, USA., Iturriaga C; Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra, Hempstead, NY, USA., Wang V; University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA., Verma R; Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra, Hempstead, NY, USA.; Northwell Health North Shore University Hospital, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Manhasset, NY, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Case reports in orthopedics [Case Rep Orthop] 2021 Jul 15; Vol. 2021, pp. 6682705. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jul 15 (Print Publication: 2021).
DOI: 10.1155/2021/6682705
Abstrakt: The rapid spread of COVID-19 has made a significant impact on healthcare systems worldwide, with a large influx of patients prompting the cancellation of elective surgery in order to conserve resources and prevent the risk of exposure to the novel virus. In this case report, we present a 66-year-old male patient, with a history of cerebral palsy and developmental disabilities, exhibiting an increasing loss of function over the course of 10 days amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The patient was initially refused transport to the hospital by emergency medical services and later transported per independent request from his surgeon. Upon admittance to the hospital, the patient was found to have severe spinal cord compression with myelopathic symptoms and underwent an anterior cervical discectomy and fusion. This case highlights the need for more specific guidelines regarding the evaluation of a spinal injury by EMS and the hospital system amid a national crisis.
Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
(Copyright © 2021 Cris J. Min et al.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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