Letter to the Editor
SPINAL CORD STIMULATION DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: INSIGHTS FROM ITALY
1 Neurosurgical Clinic ASST Settelaghi, Varese, Italy
2 Pain Unit, Department of Neuroscience, Santa Maria delle Croci Hospital, AUSL Romagna, 48121 Ravenna, Italy
3 Pain Therapy, Villa Aprica Clinical Institute, Como, Italy
Correspondence to:
Neurosurgical Clinic ASST Settelaghi,
Via Borri 57,
21100 Varese, Italy
Journal of Orthopedics 2022 May-Aug; 14(2): 88-89
https://doi.org/10.69149/orthopedics/2022v14iss2_7
Received: 2 May 2022 Accepted: 28 May 2022
Copyright © by LAB srl 2022 ISSN 1973-6401 (print) / 3035-2916 (online)
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Abstract
To the Editor
The COVID-19 pandemic, which emerged in 2019, had a significant impact on Italy, notably in the Lombardy region. Starting from March 8th, 2020, all non-urgent surgical procedures were suspended across the country. As a result, the implantation of spinal cord stimulators (SCS) was deemed non-essential and postponed during the pandemic to efficiently allocate the limited resources overwhelmed by COVID-19. Thus, the placement of new stimulators was delayed until after the acute phase of the pandemic had passed.
Keywords: COVID-19, spinal cord stimulation, spine surgery