id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-338944-3ro3evcc Cho, Dae-Chul In the Era of COVID-19: The Role of Spine Surgeons at the Epicenter of the Outbreak 2020-05-18 .txt text/plain 470 30 56 title: In the Era of COVID-19: The Role of Spine Surgeons at the Epicenter of the Outbreak In case of emergent operations with uninfected patients, spine surgeons should pay special attention to safety to ensure that patients are not infected with the COVID-19 during the stay of the operating room (OR), intensive care unit, and general wards. When operating on COVID-19 infected patients, all efforts are made to minimize exposure to the patient by maintaining as much of a distance as possible, as well as by minimizing medical staff in the OR during the surgery to increase the safety of the operation. During surgery, special attention is necessary to protect the medical staff from the COVID-19 infection using the appropriate PPE. Under usual circumstances, before the era of COVID-19 pandemic, there are sufficient medical resources for spine surgeons to perform surgeries without special considerations. ./cache/cord-338944-3ro3evcc.txt ./txt/cord-338944-3ro3evcc.txt