Severity of Prior Coronavirus Disease 2019 is Associated With Postoperative Outcomes After Major Inpatient Surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine how the severity of prior history (Hx) of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection influences postoperative outcomes after major elective inpatient surgery.

Background

Surgical guidelines instituted early in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic recommended a delay in surgery of up to 8 weeks after an acute SARS-CoV-2 infection. This was based on the observation of elevated surgical risk after recovery from COVID-19 early in the pandemic. As the pandemic shifts to an endemic phase, it is unclear whether this association remains, especially for those recovering from asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic COVID-19.

Methods

Utilizing the National COVID Cohort Collaborative, we assessed postoperative outcomes for

SUBMITTER: Verhagen NB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10659141 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature