The effect of COVID-19 vaccination on 30-day mortality after cardiac surgery - Insights from the Israel national registries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We compared the effect of perioperative COVID-19, before and after vaccination, on 30-day mortality after cardiac surgery.

Methods

Data was extracted from several national registries. The study period was March 1^st, 2020-March 31^st, 2022.

Results

2594 adult patients underwent cardiac surgery before the availability of a universal COVID-19 vaccine. 33 patients were diagnosed with COVID-19 prior to surgery (mean age 58.3±10.0, mean length of time 73.6±60.1 days) and 7 patients were diagnosed with COVID-19 0-14 days after surgery (age 66.4±7.6). These were compared to 4426 patients who underwent cardiac surgery after the availability of a universal vaccine: 469 patients were diagnosed with COVID-19 prior to surgery (age 62.1±10.1, length

SUBMITTER: Blumenfeld O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10792629 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature