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ArticleEuropean spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society2021

Emergency surgical management of cervical spine fracture-dislocation with acute paraplegia in COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease 2019)-suspected patient: first experience from a German spine centre.

Mohamed Alhashash, Walaa Elsebaiy, Mohamed Farag, Mootaz Shousha

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Article in European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Mohamed AlhashashDepartment of Spine Surgery, Zentralklinik Bad Berka, Robert-Koch-Allee 9, 99437, Bad Berka, Germany. hashmf1@yahoo.com.ORCID 0000-0001-7592-1419
Walaa ElsebaiyDepartment of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
Mohamed FaragDepartment of Spine Surgery, Zentralklinik Bad Berka, Robert-Koch-Allee 9, 99437, Bad Berka, Germany.
Mootaz ShoushaDepartment of Spine Surgery, Zentralklinik Bad Berka, Robert-Koch-Allee 9, 99437, Bad Berka, Germany.
Zentralklinik Bad Berka · DEAlexandria University · EG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeWe present an organized hospital plan for the management of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients requiring emergency surgical interventions. To introduce a multidisciplinary approach for the management of COVID-19-infected patients and to report the first operated patient in the Corona unit.

methodsA detailed presentation of the hospital plan for a separate Corona unit with its intensive care unit and operating rooms. Description of the management of the first spine surgery case treated in this unit.

resultsThe Corona unit showed a practical approach for the management of an emergency cervical spine fracture-dislocation with acute paralysis. The patient is 92-year-old female. The mechanism of injury was a simple fall during the stay in the internal medicine department where the patient was treated in the referring hospital. The patient had no other injuries and was awake and oriented. The patient did not have the clinical symptom of COVID-19, and the test result of COVID-19 done in the referring hospital was not available on admission in our emergency room. Education of the medical staff and organization of the operating theatre facilitated the management of the patient without an increased risk of spreading the infection.

conclusionsThe current COVID-19 pandemic requires an extra-ordinary organization of the medical and surgical care of the patients. It is possible to manage an infected or a potentially infected patient surgically, but a multidisciplinary plan is necessary to protect other patients and the medical staff.

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Accidental FallsAged, 80 and overCervical VertebraeCoronavirusCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19Emergency Service, HospitalEnvironment DesignFemaleFracture Fixation, InternalFractures, BoneGermanyHospital Design and ConstructionHumansIntensive Care UnitsJoint DislocationsCervical fractureCorona wardCOVID-19EmergencySurgical planning

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PMID33095369
PMCPMC7581954
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