Factors Associated With Surgical Mortality and Complications Among Patients With and Without Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Italy.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

There are limited data on mortality and complications rates in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) who undergo surgery.

Objective

To evaluate early surgical outcomes of patients with COVID-19 in different subspecialties.

Design, setting, and participants

This matched cohort study conducted in the general, vascular and thoracic surgery, orthopedic, and neurosurgery units of Spedali Civili Hospital (Brescia, Italy) included patients who underwent surgical treatment from February 23 to April 1, 2020, and had positive test results for COVID-19 either before or within 1 week after surgery. Gynecological and minor surgical procedures were excluded. Patients with COVID-19 were matched with patients without COVID-19 with a 1:2 ratio for sex, age group

SUBMITTER: Doglietto F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7439107 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature