1682 10 20655 https://www.socictopen.socict.org/files/original/df830074abb11718870fe799cfc9c486.pdf b180c8cc54d52c410ba9a042cbb23532 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Coronavirus Description An account of the resource Dominio científico: Coronavirus Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chest imaging features of COVID-19 pneumonia Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Petru E. MUNTEAN, Cristina G. NECULCEA Description An account of the resource On 18th of April 2020, a 49-year-old woman developed a fever of 38.40C, with no other symptoms. After taking oral nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents for 2 days, the temperature returned to normal. On 20th of April 2020, she complained of persistent dry cough, sore throat, ageusia, anosmia and chest distress. The next day, she presented to the Emergency Department of Arges County Hospital, Pitesti, Romania. She divulged that she had been in close contact with a friend, who had been recently confirmed with the diagnosis of COVID-19. A high-resolution computed tomography (CT) of the chest was performed, that revealed multiple images of patchy ground-glass opacities in bilateral lower lobes (Figure 1).Given the close contact history and imaging findings, she was admitted as a suspected case of SARS-CoV-2 infection. On admission, physical examination unveiled normal vital signs, with oxygen saturation of 96% while breathing ambient air, lung auscultation normal. The antigen test for influenza was negative. Arterial blood gas analysis pointed out a pO2 of 103 mmHg, potassium 3.3 mEq/L, calcium 1.09 mmol/L and glucose 113 mg/dL. The blood routine tests revealed: white blood cell count 3.99 10^9/Liter, red blood cell count 6.41 10^12/Liter, hemoglobin 13.4 g/dL, hematocrit 40.1%, neutrophils 1.99 10^9/Liter, lymphocytes 39.9%, D-dimers 0.526 ug/mL, troponin T 7.22 ng/L, ferritin 192 ng/mL, procalcitonin 15 ug/L, creatine kinase-MB 27 U/L, lactic acid dehydrogenase (LDH) 481 U/L, fibrinogen 455 mg/dL, normal liver and renal function, normal prothrombin time. The electrocardiogram was normal. On 22th of April, the lab confirmed that the oropharyngeal swab test of SARS-CoV-2 by qualitative real-time reverse-transcriptase–polymerase-chain-reaction (RT-PCR) assay was positive. After seven days of symptomatic treatment and hydroxychloroquine therapy, the patient’s respiratory symptoms significantly improved. The dynamics of high-resolution CT of the chest revealed systematic absorption of lung lesions (Figure 2). After two consecutive (24 hours apart) oropharyngeal swab tests of SARS-CoV-2 RNA negative, the patient was discharged on 30th of April, with the indication for home quarantine for at least 14 days. SARS-CoV-2 RNA by oropharyngeal swab remained negative in the follow-up visit on 13th of May 2020.Take home messages:The accuracy of chest CT in symptomatic patients with COVID-19 is high, but used as a single diagnostic test, CT can not accurately diagnose or exclude coronavirus infection and should not be relied upon as a screening or diagnostic tool for COVID-19 pneumonia. Chest CT is rather helpful in evaluating the complications of COVID-19 and is indicated in patients with COVID-19 and worsening respiratory symptoms. The most common imaging findings are of an atypical or organising pneumonia, with bilateral involvement, especially of the lower lobes.Point of care lung ultrasound may be useful for the diagnosis and can detect abnormalities even in asymptomatic patients.The definitive diagnostic test for SARS-CoV-2 infection is the RT-PCR test. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020 Subject The topic of the resource Chest imaging, COVID-19 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DOI: doi.org/10.31688/ABMU.2020.55.2.24 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Archives of the Balkan Medical Union Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Balkan Medical Union Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Medicine (General), Medicine https://www.socictopen.socict.org/files/original/37f37625f3b94238254b83c39e29a526.pdf b12ff07549aee17768ebf587a9954bbd Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Coronavirus Description An account of the resource Dominio científico: Coronavirus Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Psychological and social effects of COVID-19 pandemic on obstetrics and gynecology employees Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mustafa Tekin, Alpay Tuncar, Navdar Doğuş UZUN, Emre SERTEL Description An account of the resource Aim: COVID-19 pandemic affected most health care professionals and to the best of our knowledge, there has not been any studies on the gynecology and obstetrics department workers in the literature. In our study, we aim to investigate the psychological and social effects of the COVID-19 epidemic on the healthcare workers serving in the gynecology and obstetrics department and to help healthcare professionals improve their physical and mental health.Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among healthcare professionals working in obstetrics and gynecology clinics in Mardin province. It was carried out in Mardin State Hospital and Kızıltepe State Hospital, which are considered “Pandemic Hospitals”. All participants received Sociodemographic Data Form, Psychological Symptom Screening Test (SCL-90-R), Beck Anxiety Inventory and Short Psychiatric Rating Scale. These evaluation scales were applied to 13 doctors, 52 midwives and 38 nurses working in Gynecology and Obstetrics Clinics in total. They were compared in terms of occupation, gender, and age, as those under or equal to 29 (≤29) years and over 29 years (>29) of age. Twenty-nine was picked because it was the mean age of the group.Results: Although differences did not reach statistical significance, anxiety, hostility, and phobic anxiety were higher in participants over the age of 29 years (P=0.472, P=0.549, P=0.776, respectively). According to profession groups, only phobic anxiety scores were higher among doctors (P=0.373), and somatization, obsessive-compulsive, interpersonal sensitivity, depression, anxiety, hostility, paranoid ideation, psychoticism, eating and gastrointestinal symptoms (GIS) were higher in midwives (P=0.166, P=0.624, P=0.531, P=0.321, P=0.147, P=0.205, P=0.359, P=0.490, P=0.696, P=0.557, respectively). Conclusion: COVID-19 will undoubtedly have psychological consequences which may be permanent in healthcare professionals. Frontline employees will be at risk, especially in departments with emergency services. Actions are needed to alleviate the effects of COVID-19 on mental health by protecting and promoting the psychological well-being of healthcare workers during and after the outbreak. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020 Subject The topic of the resource Anxiety, healthcare professionals, Sağlık Çalışanları, Anksiyete, COVID-19, coronavirus pandemic, korona virüs pandemisi Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DOI: 10.28982/josam.735384 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Journal of Surgery and Medicine Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Journal of Surgery and Medicine Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Surgery, Medicine (General), Medicine https://www.socictopen.socict.org/files/original/5a084cc1a5c05014a8e255d15127decf.pdf d03c5bfaf79bd2979462db84a7abf82f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Coronavirus Description An account of the resource Dominio científico: Coronavirus Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Coronavirus: good or bad news for ocular diseases? Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Frédéric Dutheil, Frédéric Chiambaretta, Valentin Navel Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DOI: 10.1136/bmjophth-2020-000495 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived BMJ Open Ophthalmology Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available BMJ Publishing Group Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Ophthalmology https://www.socictopen.socict.org/files/original/60bb5d3991508bf15ac53c43b060c3e3.pdf dd61d9a2a3eb00958d40486f11231d50 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Coronavirus Description An account of the resource Dominio científico: Coronavirus Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Inhibitory Effect of Curcumin on Virus-Induced Cytokine Storm and Its Potential Use in the Associated Severe Pneumonia Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ying Ying, Ziteng Liu Description An account of the resource Coronavirus infection, including SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV, and SARS-CoV2, causes daunting diseases that can be fatal because of lung failure and systemic cytokine storm. The development of coronavirus-evoked pneumonia is associated with excessive inflammatory responses in the lung, known as “cytokine storms,” which results in pulmonary edema, atelectasis, and acute lung injury (ALI) or fatal acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). No drugs are available to suppress overly immune response-mediated lung injury effectively. In light of the low toxicity and its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antiviral activity, it is plausible to speculate that curcumin could be used as a therapeutic drug for viral pneumonia and ALI/ARDS. Therefore, in this review, we summarize the mounting evidence obtained from preclinical studies using animal models of lethal pneumonia where curcumin exerts protective effects by regulating the expression of both pro- and anti-inflammatory factors such as IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, and COX-2, promoting the apoptosis of PMN cells, and scavenging the reactive oxygen species (ROS), which exacerbates the inflammatory response. These studies provide a rationale that curcumin can be used as a therapeutic agent against pneumonia and ALI/ARDS in humans resulting from coronaviral infection. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020 Subject The topic of the resource Curcumin, Pneumonia, lung injury, coronavirus, Cytokine storm Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2020.00479 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Frontiers Media S.A. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Biology (General) https://www.socictopen.socict.org/files/original/5e4e02b717938c3e29f739bcfffe89cb.pdf f9f86781d352cf74efbc2be521c7cb24 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Coronavirus Description An account of the resource Dominio científico: Coronavirus Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Effects of COVID-19 Infection during Pregnancy and Neonatal Prognosis: What Is the Evidence? Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Isabel Amélia Costa Mendes, Ana Fátima Carvalho Fernandes, Denise de Andrade, Alvaro Francisco Lopes de Sousa, Evandro Watanabe, Inês Fronteira, Layze Braz de Oliveira, Herica Emilia Félix de Carvalho, Guilherme Schneider, Emerson Lucas Silva Camargo Description An account of the resource Background: This study’s aims are to assess the current evidence presented in the literature regarding the potential risks of COVID-19 infection among pregnant women and consequent fetal transmission. Methods: a systematic literature review assessing papers published in the most comprehensive databases in the field of health intended to answer the question, “What are the effects of COVID-19 infection during pregnancy, and what is the neonatal prognosis?” Results: 49 papers published in 2020 were eligible, presenting low levels of evidence. A total of 755 pregnant women and 598 infants were assessed; more than half of pregnant women had C-sections (379/65%). Only 493 (82%) infants were tested for SARS-CoV-2, nine (2%) of whom tested positive. There is, however, no evidence of vertical transmission based on what has been assessed so far, considering there are knowledge gaps concerning the care provided during and after delivery, as well as a lack of suitable biological samples for testing SARS-CoV-2. Conclusions: We cannot rule out potential worsening of the clinical conditions of pregnant women infected with SARS-CoV-2, whether the infection is associated with comorbidities or not, due to the occurrence of respiratory disorders, cardiac rhythm disturbances, and acid-base imbalance, among others. We recommend relentless monitoring of all pregnant women in addition to testing them before delivery or the first contact with newborns. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020 Subject The topic of the resource Pregnancy, Mother-to-child transmission, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, fetal transmission Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17114176 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available MDPI AG Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Medicine https://www.socictopen.socict.org/files/original/648434ea960e2cefbe83aaa93f2d7630.pdf 4a8f3017a661fb9fc4f299633e2b2e53 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Coronavirus Description An account of the resource Dominio científico: Coronavirus Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Clinical Management of Critical COVID-19 Patients: Insights from the Literature and “On the Field” Experience Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Francesco Alessandri, Giancarlo Ceccarelli, Federico Bilotta, Francesco Pugliese, Franco Ruberto, Fabio Araimo, Carmela Imperiale Description An account of the resource The recent outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a health emergency all over the world. Several health care professionals are currently putting their best efforts to deal with this situation. The aim of this review is to report insights from the literature and “on the field” experience in clinical management of critical COVID-19 patients. Respiratory support varies from high flow nasal cannula (HFNC) to noninvasive and invasive mechanical ventilation, often associated with nitric oxide, prone position, and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). Experienced specialists have to manage the airways minimizing any contamination and virus spread. The hemodynamic management of critical COVID-19 patients requires not only an accurate fluid strategy, but also an appropriate use of vasopressors and inotropes. Various adjuvant treatments have been proposed: antiviral drugs, immunomodulators, anticoagulants, antibiotics, and nutrition. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020 Subject The topic of the resource clinical management, COVID-19 patients, “on the field” experience Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1713016 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Journal of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Thieme Publishers Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Anesthesiology https://www.socictopen.socict.org/files/original/fc75a9b96265d9c6411873b0557dbb0e.pdf 4a8f3017a661fb9fc4f299633e2b2e53 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Coronavirus Description An account of the resource Dominio científico: Coronavirus Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Advancing Neuroanesthesia and Neurocritical Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Infodemic: Focus on Education, Innovation, and Collaboration Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Deepak Sharma Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1713018 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Journal of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Thieme Publishers Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Anesthesiology https://www.socictopen.socict.org/files/original/dcff1bc4d1fa89789314cecabdc953be.pdf 79be64ee467b132354b842e4fedb3a00 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Coronavirus Description An account of the resource Dominio científico: Coronavirus Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Outbreak prediction of covid-19 in most susceptible countries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource H. Maheshwari, D. Yadav, U. Chandra Description An account of the resource Origin of the coronavirus was the seafood market of Wuhan city, Hubei province in China. The cases of someone suffering from COVID-19 can be traced back to the end of December 2019 in China. This is the most infectious disease and spread worldwide within three months after the first case reported. The World Health Organization renames Coronavirus as COVID-19. COVID-19 is the β-Coronavirus family virus, effect on the lung of human and common symptoms are cough, fever, fatigue, respiratory problem, and cold. The full name of the coronavirus is severe acute respiratory syndrome SARS-CoV. It spread on humans as well as animals and infected more than 183 countries with 2959927 confirm cases and 202733 deaths till 28 April 2020. 84 days data is used to predict confirmed and death cases for the next 10 days by using prophet and daily average based algorithm. Predicted confirmed cases are 2886183 and death cases 190540 till 25 April 2020. This study introduces the spreading pattern of COVID-19 in the top ten infected countries.  After China, European countries are the most infected ones. In this study, data was analyzed on the attributes confirmed, active, recovered and death cases, and next ten days outbreak prediction. Some countries state-wise data confirmed active and death cases also analyzed. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020 Subject The topic of the resource machine learning, SARS-CoV, covid-19 coronavirus, outbreak prediction, prophet time series Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DOI: 10.22034/GJESM.2019.06.SI.02 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Global Journal of Environmental Science and Management Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Global Journal of Environmental Science and Management Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Environmental sciences https://www.socictopen.socict.org/files/original/9d4f4f852c02a30b9247a7b40411aab3.pdf db268a34e1a8b1c4b2a338709120bbfa Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Coronavirus Description An account of the resource Dominio científico: Coronavirus Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Prevalence and Demographic Correlates of Poor Sleep Quality Among Frontline Health Professionals in Liaoning Province, China During the COVID-19 Outbreak Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Yuan Yang, Zhibo Zhang, Teris Cheung, Yutao Xiang, Xixi Li, Yanqing Tang, Yuning Zhou, Yanan Guo, Guo-jun Xu, Yongning Liu, Yifang Zhou, Yanzhuo Song, Tie-ying Shi Description An account of the resource BackgroundLittle empirical evidence is known about the sleep quality of frontline health professionals working in isolation units or hospitals during the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in China. This study thus aimed to examine the prevalence of poor sleep quality and its demographic and correlates among frontline health professionals.MethodsThis is a multicenter, cross-sectional survey conducted in Liaoning province, China. Sleep quality was measured by the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI).ResultsA total of 1,931 frontline health professionals were recruited. The prevalence of poor sleep quality was 18.4% (95%CI: 16.6%–20.11%). Multivariate logistic regression analysis found that older age (OR=1.043, 95%CI=1.026–1.061, P < 0.001), being nurse (OR=3.132, 95%CI=1.727–5.681, P < 0.001), and working in outer emergency medical team (OR=1.755, 95%CI=1.029–3.064, P=0.039) were positively associated with poor sleep quality. Participants who were familiar with crisis response knowledge were negatively associated with poor sleep quality (OR=0.70, 95%CI=0.516–0.949, P=0.021).ConclusionThe prevalence of poor sleep quality was relatively low among frontline health professionals during the COVID-19 epidemic. Considering the negative impact of poor sleep quality on health professionals’ health outcomes and patient outcomes, regularly screening and timely treatments are warranted to reduce the likelihood of poor sleep quality in health professionals. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020 Subject The topic of the resource China, health professionals, sleep quality, Pittsburgh sleep quality index, COVID-19 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00520 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Frontiers in Psychiatry Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Frontiers Media S.A. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Psychiatry https://www.socictopen.socict.org/files/original/5ed31cf2d14fe286be3953059681c9f6.pdf e2d1509e2f67b534883e527d2c42916c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Coronavirus Description An account of the resource Dominio científico: Coronavirus Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Novel Corona Virus COVID-19 and Spinal Surgery Practice: Review and Updates Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mohamed F Khattab, MD., Mohamed K Elkazaz, MD., Ali M Abou-Madawi, MD., Esam Elkhatib, MD., Hassan A Alshatoury, MD. Description An account of the resource Background Data: In March 2020, WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic and called for international effort to manage the disease. This pandemic has had many adverse effects on the globe. Spinal surgery and surgeons have dealt extensively with this pandemic.Purpose: To review the available data of COVID-19 and the recent status of spinal surgery.Study Design: Literature review.Patients and Methods: We reviewed the English literature for the most up-to-date available data of the COVOD-19 and reported the current status of spinal surgery and surgeons during the pandemic and how they have been affected by and handled the pandemic.Results: The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the global reconstruction of the health care services of the spinal surgery. New guidelines and recommendations have been released by many health authorities during the pandemic to optimize the working conditions and make maximum use of the available resources; other guidelines are in progress depending on the altering nature of the disease. Maximizing the use of telemedicine and online education would decrease the spread of infection, continuing the health care and education. We have to continue this practice as the pandemic is expected to last for many months and to learn lessons from the current and previous pandemics to avoid another pandemic wave.Conclusion: Spinal surgeons have a crucial role as health care providers and society advocates. Optimizing the conditions for health care providers and patients in theatres, clinics, and inpatients would lessen the risk of spreading infections. Telemedicine and online education are playing a significant role during the pandemic. (2020ESJ134) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020 Subject The topic of the resource spinal surgery, Pandemic, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 virus Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DOI: 10.21608/esj.2020.31620.1137 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Egyptian Spine Journal Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Egyptian spine association Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system