A Risk Model of Admitting Patients With Silent SARS-CoV-2 Infection to Surgery and Development of Severe Postoperative Outcomes and Death: Projections Over 24 Months for 5 Geographical Regions.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To model the risk of admitting silent COVID-19-infected patients to surgery with subsequent risk of severe pulmonary complications and mortality.

Summary background data

With millions of operations cancelled during the COVID-19 pandemic, pressure is mounting to reopen and increase surgical activity. The risk of admitting patients who have silent SARS-Cov-2 infection to surgery is not well investigated, but surgery on patients with COVID-19 is associated with poor outcomes. We aimed to model the risk of operating on nonsymptomatic infected individuals and associated risk of perioperative adverse outcomes and death.

Methods

We developed 2 sets of models to evaluate the risk of admitting silent COVID-19-infected patients to surgery. A static model let the under

SUBMITTER: Soreide K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7805555 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature