Association between post-COVID-19 status and perioperative morbidity and mortality: protocol for an ambispective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

With COVID-19 bringing persistent impact on the worldwide population, perioperative management after SARS-CoV-2 infection needs to be revisited in the new period of different circulating coronavirus variants, vaccination status, increased reinfection rate and new disease control policies. This study aims to explore the association between time to surgery after COVID-19 diagnosis and the risk of postoperative morbidity and mortality.

Methods and analysis

This is a single-centre ambispective cohort study. Patients with preoperative SARS-CoV-2 infection who require inpatient surgical intervention from 1 December 2022 to 28 February 2023 will be included. Baseline assessment will include the time interval between preoperative SARS-CoV-2 infection and surgery, COVID-

SUBMITTER: Che L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10503382 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature