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cord-292056-dtdyxhq4	Ghogawala, Zoher	Editorial. COVID-19 and spinal surgery	2020-04-17		.txt	text/plain	1393	74	51	Second, the neurosurgery workflow was changed dramatically by the cancellation of elective surgery cases in order to increase hospital capacity for future COVID-19 patients. In most hospitals, all interventional spine procedures have been postponed to decrease patient exposure to COVID-19 and allow surgeons to focus their efforts on the treatment of patients who require urgent care. As more patients are admitted to hospitals with active COVID-19 infections, the risk of exposure for spinal surgeons increases. While caring for COVID-19-positive patients who might need emergency spine surgery, all personnel are required to wear N95 masks and no personnel other than the anesthesiologist are allowed in the OR for 30 minutes following intubation. As elective surgery has been reduced in hospitals, many spinal surgeons have been asked to participate in the care of medical patients. Having models to compensate physicians and hospitals for the effective use of telehealth will be one positive aspect of this crisis, which has provided many opportunities for new learning.	./cache/cord-292056-dtdyxhq4.txt	./txt/cord-292056-dtdyxhq4.txt