The study surveyed 58 patients who received lumbar and cervical spinal surgery between September 2021 and February 2022.
While 56.4 percent of patients who fear contracting COVID-19 prefer ASC procedures, 43.6 percent prefer procedures in a hospital setting.
Only 42.1 percent of patients with a low fear of contracting COVID-19 prefer ASC-based procedures. The other 57.9 percent prefer hospital-based procedures.
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