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ArticleGlobal spine journal2022

Spine Surgery and COVID-19: The Influence of Practice Type on Preparedness, Response, and Economic Impact.

Joseph A Weiner, Peter R Swiatek, Daniel J Johnson, Philip K Louie, Garrett K Harada, Michael H McCarthy, Niccole Germscheid, Jason P Y Cheung, Marko H Neva, Mohammad El-Sharkawi and 5 more

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Article in Global spine journal, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 9 institutions in 5 countries.

Joseph A WeinerNorthwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7566-7764
Peter R SwiatekNorthwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
Daniel J JohnsonNorthwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
Philip K LouieHospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4787-1538
Garrett K HaradaRush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.
Michael H McCarthyHospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2766-6366
Niccole GermscheidAO Spine International, Davos, Switzerland.
Jason P Y CheungThe University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7052-0875
Marko H NevaTampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland.
Mohammad El-SharkawiAssiut University Medical School, Assiut, Egypt.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6177-7145
Marcelo ValaccoChurruca Hospital de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Daniel M SciubbaJohns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7604-434X
Norman B ChutkanUniversity of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
Howard S AnRush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.
Dino SamartzisRush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7473-1311
Northwestern University · USRush University Medical Center · USHospital for Special Surgery · USAOSpine · CHAssiut University · EGJohns Hopkins University · USTampere University Hospital · FIUniversity of Arizona · USUniversity of Hong Kong · HK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

STUDY

designCross-sectional observational cohort study.

objectiveTo investigate preparation, response, and economic impact of COVID-19 on private, public, academic, and privademic spine surgeons.

methodsAO Spine COVID-19 and Spine Surgeon Global Impact Survey includes domains on surgeon demographics, location of practice, type of practice, COVID-19 perceptions, institutional preparedness and response, personal and practice impact, and future perceptions. The survey was distributed by AO Spine via email to members (n = 3805). Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to identify differences between practice settings.

resultsA total of 902 surgeons completed the survey. In all, 45.4% of respondents worked in an academic setting, 22.9% in privademics, 16.1% in private practice, and 15.6% in public hospitals. Academic practice setting was independently associated with performing elective and emergent spine surgeries at the time of survey distribution. A majority of surgeons reported a >75% decrease in case volume. Private practice and privademic surgeons reported losing income at a higher rate compared with academic or public surgeons. Practice setting was associated with personal protective equipment availability and economic issues as a source of stress.

conclusionsThe current study indicates that practice setting affected both preparedness and response to COVID-19. Surgeons in private and privademic practices reported increased worry about the economic implications of the current crisis compared with surgeons in academic and public hospitals. COVID-19 decreased overall clinical productivity, revenue, and income. Government response to the current pandemic and preparation for future pandemics needs to be adaptable to surgeons in all practice settings.

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coronavirusCOVID-19globalimpactprivate practicespine; surgeons

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